Arnica lanceolata | |
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Arnica lanceolata subsp. prima California | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Arnica |
Species: | A. lanceolata
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Binomial name | |
Arnica lanceolata | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Arnica lanceolata is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known by the common name clasping arnica [2] or lanceleaf arnica. [3] It has a disjunct ( discontinuous) distribution in western North America and northeastern North America. [4] [5]
Arnica lanceolata is a perennial herb usually growing from a small rhizome and producing one or more hairy, glandular stems. The stems are lined with 5 to 10 pairs of oval-shaped, toothed leaves up to 12 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cluster of several daisy-like flower heads with a center of brownish disc florets and a fringe of yellow ray florets 1 to 2 centimeters long. The fruit is a cylindrical achene covered in hairs and with a light brown pappus at one end. [2] It grows in moist areas, along stream banks, and montane to alpine meadows. [2]
Arnica lanceolata | |
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Arnica lanceolata subsp. prima California | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Arnica |
Species: | A. lanceolata
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Binomial name | |
Arnica lanceolata | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Arnica lanceolata is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known by the common name clasping arnica [2] or lanceleaf arnica. [3] It has a disjunct ( discontinuous) distribution in western North America and northeastern North America. [4] [5]
Arnica lanceolata is a perennial herb usually growing from a small rhizome and producing one or more hairy, glandular stems. The stems are lined with 5 to 10 pairs of oval-shaped, toothed leaves up to 12 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cluster of several daisy-like flower heads with a center of brownish disc florets and a fringe of yellow ray florets 1 to 2 centimeters long. The fruit is a cylindrical achene covered in hairs and with a light brown pappus at one end. [2] It grows in moist areas, along stream banks, and montane to alpine meadows. [2]