Arnica ovata

Arnica ovata is a North American species of arnica in the sunflower family, known by the common name Sticky leaf arnica.[2][3] It is native to western Canada (Yukon, Alberta, British Columbia), and the western United States (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado).[4]

Arnica ovata
North Cascades National Park, Washington
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Genus:
Arnica
Species:
A. ovata
Binomial name
Arnica ovata
Synonyms[1]
  • Arnica diversifolia Greene
  • Arnica latifolia var. viscidula A.Gray

Arnica ovata is an herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in meadows and coniferous forests in mountainous areas.[2][5]

References
  1. The Plant List Arnica ovata Greene
  2. Flora of North America, Sticky leaf arnica, Arnica ovata
  3. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Arnica ovata Greene Sticky leaf arnica
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  5. Greene, Edward Lee 1900. Pittonia 4(23): 161


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