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Arnica unalaschcensis Less. trib. Heliantheae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesArnica unalaschcensis Less. trib. Heliantheae
BibliographyLinnaea 6: 238 (1831)
Native RangeKamtschatka to Japan, Aleutian Islands
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude0-1500m
Descriptionlower stem leaves usually opposite, spathulate, 6-12cm, obtuse, petiolate, sparsely dentate, strigose, middle stem leaves ovate-lanceolate, sessile, capitula 4-6cm, solitary
Size10-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArnica tschonoskyi ljin
Arnica unalaschcensis f. semiplena Nakai
Arnica unalaschcensis var. tschonoskyi (Iljin) Kitam. & H.Hara
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KUR Kuril Is.)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is.)
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