Arnica mollis is a perennial herb producing one or more hairy, glandular, mostly naked stems 20 to 60 centimeters tall. There are 3 to 5 pairs of leaves along mainly the lower half of the stem, each oblong in shape and 4 to 20 centimeters in length.[3]
arnica, mollis, north, american, species, arnica, sunflower, family, known, common, name, soft, arnica, hairy, arnica, native, canada, british, columbia, alberta, quebec, arctic, territories, united, states, alaska, western, mountains, south, bernardino, count. Arnica mollis is a North American species of arnica in the sunflower family known by the common name soft arnica 2 113 or hairy arnica 3 It is native to Canada British Columbia Alberta Quebec and all 3 Arctic territories 4 and the United States Alaska and the western mountains as far south as San Bernardino County California 5 and Rio Arriba County New Mexico There are also isolated populations in the White Mountains of Coos County New Hampshire 6 The species grows in subalpine mountain habitat such as meadows and streambanks 3 Arnica mollisArnica mollis in Henry M Jackson WildernessConservation statusSecure NatureServe Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder AsteralesFamily AsteraceaeGenus ArnicaSpecies A mollisBinomial nameArnica mollisHook Synonyms 1 Synonymy Arnica amplifolia Rydb Arnica arachnoidea Rydb Arnica aspera GreeneArnica coloradensis Rydb Arnica confinis GreeneArnica crocea Greene 1900 not L 1753Arnica crocina GreeneArnica merriami GreeneArnica rivularis GreeneArnica scaberrima GreeneArnica silvatica GreeneArnica subplumosa GreeneArnica mollis is a perennial herb producing one or more hairy glandular mostly naked stems 20 to 60 centimeters tall There are 3 to 5 pairs of leaves along mainly the lower half of the stem each oblong in shape and 4 to 20 centimeters in length 3 The inflorescence holds one to a few daisylike flower heads with centers of yellow disc florets and fringes of yellow ray florets The fruit is an achene with a brownish pappus 3 Mollis means soft referring to the soft hairs on the leaves 2 113 References edit The Plant List Arnica mollis Hook a b Great Basin Wildflowers Laird R Blackwell 2006 Morris Book Publishing LLC ISBN 0 7627 3805 7 a b c d Flora of North America Vol 21 Page 372 Hairy arnica Arnica mollis Hooker Fl Bor Amer 1 331 1834 Biota of North America Program 2014 state level distribution map Calflora taxon report University of California Arnica mollis Hook Cordillerean Anica cordilleran arnica hairy arnica Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Arnica mollis at Wikimedia Commons Jepson Manual Treatment United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile Southwest Colorado Wildflowers Photo Profile Calphotos Photo gallery University of California nbsp This Madieae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arnica mollis amp oldid 1176657733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
