Arnica sachalinensis
| Arnica sachalinensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Arnica |
| Species: | A. sachalinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Arnica sachalinensis (Regel) A.Gray | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Arnica sachalinensis is an Asian species of arnica in the sunflower family. It is native to Sakhalin Island on the Pacific Coast of Russia.[2][3]
Arnica sachalinensis is an herb up to 90 cm tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Flower heads are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental.[4]
References
- ↑ The Plant List Arnica sachalinensis (Regel) A.Gray
- ↑ Gray, Asa, 1883. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19:55
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
- ↑ Ornamental Plants From Russia And Adjacent States Of The Former Soviet Union, Arnica sachalinensis (Regel) A. Gray
External links
- Henriette's Herbal, Photo: Arnica sachalinensis
- Victoria adventure, Gallery of Aquatic & Marginal Plants photo
- Giftpflanzen, Sachalin-Wohlverleih (Arnica sachalinensis) in German with photo
- Claus M. Passreiter, Günter Willuhn, Horst Weber, Klaus-Jürgen Schleifer. 1999. Tetrahedron 55:2997–3006
- Megabook, Арника сахалинская – Arnica sachalinensis (Reg.) A.Gray in Russian
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