Arnica ovata
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| Arnica ovata | |
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| North Cascades National Park, Washington | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Arnica |
| Species: | A. ovata
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| Arnica ovata | |
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Arnica ovata is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, 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
[edit]- ^ The Plant List Arnica ovata Greene
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Sticky leaf arnica, Arnica ovata
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Arnica ovata Greene Sticky leaf arnica
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1900. Pittonia 4(23): 161
External links
[edit]- 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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