Arnica diversifolia(synonym of Arnica ovata) |
Arnica mollis |
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sticky arnica |
cordilleran arnica, hairy arnica |
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Habit | Plants 1.5–4 dm; rhizomatous. | Plants 2–6 dm; rhizomatous. |
Stems | single or branched, usually glandular-puberulent, sometimes glabrate proximally or sparsely scabrous-pilose. |
simple or branched, tomentose to lightly or densely villous, usually stipitate-glandular, sometimes glabrate proximally. |
Basal leaves | usually much reduced, withering early; round-ovate; petioles broadly winged. |
well developed, petiolate. |
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. |
2–4 pairs; distal pairs more developed than proximal; blades ovate to broadly or narrowly lanceolate, 3–15 cm, bases attenuate to cordate; margins entire or denticulate; veins branching laterally; tips usually acute; surfaces glabrous or villous, often glandular-puberulent, sessile or lower pair short-petiolate. |
Peduncles | glandular-puberulent. |
glandular-puberulent, often pilose or villous. |
Involucres | turbinate, 10–15 mm. |
broadly campanulate or hemispheric, 12–14 mm. |
Ray florets | 8–15; rays 10–20 mm, yellow. |
10–22; rays 14–24 mm, yellow. |
Disc florets | 15–40; corollas 7–10 mm, yellow. |
20–100; corollas 7–10.5 mm, yellow. |
Phyllaries | lanceolate to elliptic or linear; tips acute; surfaces pilose and stipitate-glandular. |
lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate to linear; tips acute or acuminate; surfaces pilose or scabridulous, stipitate-glandular. |
Fruits | columnar-fusiform, 5–6.5 mm, brown or blackish, hispidulous; pappus bristles 7–10 mm; brownish, subplumose. |
columnar-fusiform, 5–8 mm; brownish black; hirsute; pappus bristles 3–6 mm; brownish, plumose. |
Heads | radiate. |
radiate. |
2n | =57, 76. |
=38, 57, 76, 95, 114, 133, 152. |
Arnica diversifolia |
Arnica mollis |
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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 coniferous forests, meadows, streambanks, bogs, cliffs, rocky slopes. Flowering Jun–Sep. 1000–3000 m. BR, BW, Casc, ECas, Lava, Owy. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to British Columbia, AK, northeast to Alberta, east to WY, southeast to CO. Native. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 184 Kenton Chambers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 185 Kenton Chambers |
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Synonyms | Arnica ovata | |
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