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Arnica sororia Greene trib. Heliantheae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesArnica sororia Greene trib. Heliantheae
BibliographyOttawa Naturalist 23: 213 (1910)
Native Rangew. & c. Canada to w. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude500-1500m
Descriptionbasal leaves crowded, oblanceolate, entire, stem leaves 3-6 pairs, similar, smaller, capitula 1-5, involucre broadly subspherical, bracts lanceolate, ligules 1-3cm
Size10-40cm
Colororange-yellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArnica fulgens var. sororia (Greene) G.W.Douglas & Ruyle-Douglas
Arnica stricta Greene
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
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