Arnica ovata
| Arnica ovata | |
|---|---|
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| North Cascades National Park, Washington | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Arnica |
| Species: | A. ovata |
| Binomial name | |
| Arnica ovata Greene | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Arnica ovata is a North American species of arnica in the sunflower family, known by the common name Sticky leaf arnica.[2][3] It is native to western Canada (Yukon, Alberta, British Columbia), and the western United States (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado).[4]
Arnica ovata is an herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in meadows and coniferous forests in mountainous areas.[2][5]
References
External links
- Paul Slichter, Arnicas East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington, Sticky Arnica, Varied-leaved Arnica Arnica diversifolia photos
- Calphotos Photos gallery, University of California 12 photos
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