Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Arnica fulgens Pursh trib. Heliantheae |
Synonyms | Arnica monocephala Rydb. |
Arnica pedunculata Rydb. | |
Arnica trinervata Rydb. | |
Habitat | american prairie |
Altitude | 500-3000m |
Description | leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, 5-12cm long, distinctly veined, capitula mostly 1-3, 35-55mm across, involucre broadly hemispherical, phyllaries elliptic-oblong |
Size | 10-75cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (North Dakota , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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