Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Arnica griscomii Fernald trib. Heliantheae |
Bibliography | Rhodora 26: 105 (1924) |
Native Range | e. Canada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 10-1100m |
Description | stem leaves petiolate, elliptic, lanceolate or spathulate, denticulate, acute or obtuse, usually glabrous, capitula solitary, involucre hemispherical, white pilose |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arnica brevifolia Rydb. Arnica frigida var. glandulosa B.Boivin Arnica frigida ssp. griscomii (Fernald) S.R.Downie Arnica illiamnae Rydb. Arnica louiseana var. brevifolia (Rydb.) Maguire Arnica louiseana var. griscomii (Fernald) B.Boivin Arnica louiseana ssp. griscomii (Fernald) Maguire Arnica louiseana var. illiamnae (Rydb.) Maguire Arnica nutans Rydb. Arnica sancti-laurentii Rydb. Arnica snyderi Raup |
Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (NFL Newfoundland, QUE Québec) |