Arnica diversifolia(synonym of Arnica ovata) |
Arnica fulgens |
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sticky arnica |
hillside arnica, orange arnica |
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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 |
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Distribution | ||
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 |
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Synonyms | Arnica ovata | |
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