Arnica nevadensis A.Gray

Nevada arnica (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Arnica

Characteristics

Plants 10–50 cm. Stems simple. Leaves 2–3 pairs, mostly cauline (basal leaves often persistent on sterile rosettes); petiolate (petioles narrowly to broadly winged); blades elliptic to ovate, 3–8 × 2–4 cm, margins entire or denticulate, apices acute to rounded, faces stipitate-glandular. Heads 1(–3). Involucres campanulate-turbinate. Phyllaries 10–16, oblanceolate. Ray florets 6–14; corollas yellow. Disc florets: corollas yellow; anthers yellow. Cypselae dark gray, 6–9 mm, stipitate-glandular; pappi white or tawny, bristles barbellate to subplumose. 2n = 76.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 16 - 26
Germination temperacture (C°) 17
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Images

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Distribution

Arnica nevadensis world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:179006-1
WFO ID wfo-0000091109
COL ID GT54
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Arnica tomentella Arnica nevadensis