Asteraceae
Arnica

Arnica angustifolia Vahl

First published in G.C.Oeder, Fl. Dan. 9(26): 3 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic to NW. U.S.A. and Xinjiang. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Altay, British Columbia, Finland, Greenland, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of North America North of Mexico 21: 1-616. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hooker [s.n.] United States Arnica alpina var. angustifolia K002904973 Yes
Morrison, Dr [s.n.] Arnica alpina var. angustifolia K002904929 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0