Difference between revisions of "Arnica griscomii"

Fernald

Rhodora 26: 105, plate 143, fig. 7. 1924.

Common names: Snow arnica
Synonyms: Arnica louiseana subsp. griscomii (Fernald) Maguire
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Plants 5–40 cm. Stems usually simple, rarely branched. Leaves 1–4 pairs, mostly cauline; petiolate; blades elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, ovate, or spatulate, 1.2–10 × 0.5–3.5 cm, margins usually denticulate to dentate, rarely entire, apices acute to obtuse or abruptly pointed, faces usually glabrous or sparingly hispidulous-puberulent, rarely stipitate-glandular. Heads usually 1, sometimes 2–3 (erect or nodding). Involucres hemispheric to campanulate-turbinate (bases sparsely to densely pilose, hairs white or yellow). Phyllaries 9–20, lanceolate to oblanceolate, not stipitate-glandular. Ray florets 6–17; corollas yellow. Disc florets: corollas yellow; anthers yellow. Cypselae brown, 2.5–6 mm, abaxially glabrous, adaxially sparsely hirsute or glabrous throughout, rarely glandular; pappi white, bristles barbellate.

Distribution

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B.C., N.W.T., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), Que., Yukon, Alaska, Asia (e Russia).

Discussion

Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Involucre bases sparsely to moderately white-pilose; Newfoundland, Québec Arnica griscomii subsp. griscomii
1 Involucre bases densely yellow-pilose; w North-west Territories to n British Columbia, Alaska Arnica griscomii subsp. frigida