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sticky arnica

hillside arnica, orange arnica

Habit Plants 1.5–4 dm; rhizomatous. Plants 1–5 dm; rhizomatous.
Stems

single or branched, usually glandular-puberulent, sometimes glabrate proximally or sparsely scabrous-pilose.

simple, densely glandular-puberulent, setulose distally.

Basal leaves

usually much reduced, withering early; round-ovate;

petioles broadly winged.

well developed;

petioles winged.

Cauline leaves

2–3(4) pairs;

distal 1–2 pairs reduced and bract-like;

blades ovate to lanceolate, 2–8 cm, bases truncate or attenuate;

margins denticulate or serrate-dentate, rarely entire;

veins branching laterally;

tips acute or obtuse;

surfaces glabrous to glandular-puberulent, often gland-dotted; short-petiolate or sessile.

1–3 pairs; much reduced distally;

blades oblanceolate or lance-elliptic to linear, 2.5–8 cm;

proximal bases woolly-tufted;

margins entire;

veins parallel from bases;

tips acute;

surfaces minutely stipitate-glandular, often gland-dotted, sessile.

Peduncles

glandular-puberulent.

densely glandular-puberulent.

Involucres

turbinate, 10–15 mm.

hemispheric, 10–16 mm.

Ray florets

8–15;

rays 10–20 mm, yellow.

8–16;

rays 12–30 mm, orange-yellow.

Disc florets

15–40;

corollas 7–10 mm, yellow.

15–60;

corollas 7–10 mm, yellow, with glandular and non-glandular trichomes.

Phyllaries

lanceolate to elliptic or linear;

tips acute;

surfaces pilose and stipitate-glandular.

elliptic-oblong to broadly lanceolate;

tips acute or obtuse;

surfaces densely stipitate-glandular, setulose.

Fruits

columnar-fusiform, 5–6.5 mm, brown or blackish, hispidulous;

pappus bristles 7–10 mm; brownish, subplumose.

columnar-fusiform, 4–7 mm, gray or blackish, densely hirsute;

pappus bristles 5–7 mm, white or straw-colored, barbellate.

Heads

radiate.

radiate.

2n

=57, 76.

=38, 57.

Arnica diversifolia

Arnica fulgens

Distribution
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Discussion

Open pine forests, grasslands, bogs, subalpine talus, cliffs, ridges. Flowering Jul–Sep. 1700–3000 m. BW, Casc. CA, ID, WA; north to AK, northeast to MT, southeast to UT. Native.

Moist meadows, open woodlands. Flowering Jun–Aug. 1600–2800 m. BR, BW, Casc, ECas. CA, NV, ID, WA; north to British Columbia, northeast to Manitoba, east to SD, southeast to NM. Native.

The disc corolla pubescence traits differing between Arnica fulgens and A. sororia may be difficult to see except under high magnification.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 184
Kenton Chambers
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 184
Kenton Chambers
Sibling taxa
A. cernua, A. chamissonis, A. cordifolia, A. discoidea, A. diversifolia, A. fulgens, A. gracilis, A. lanceolata, A. latifolia, A. longifolia, A. mollis, A. nevadensis, A. parryi, A. rydbergii, A. sororia, A. spathulata, A. viscosa
A. cernua, A. chamissonis, A. cordifolia, A. discoidea, A. diversifolia, A. gracilis, A. lanceolata, A. latifolia, A. longifolia, A. mollis, A. nevadensis, A. parryi, A. rydbergii, A. sororia, A. spathulata, A. viscosa
Synonyms Arnica ovata
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