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Arnica angustifolia

  • Family name: Asteraceae
  • Common name: narrowleaf arnica
  • Growth form: Forb
  • Names used on the Toolik-Arctic Geobotanical Atlas maps:
    • Toolik Permanent Plots: Arnica alpina
    • Happy Valley Permanent Plots: Arnica alpina

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  1. Arnica angustifolia    , narrowleaf arnica
  2. lanceolate basal leaves ... caudex and taproot present ... rhizomatous ... Blades abaxial surface with sessile glands ... Involucral bracts present ... the Gwich'in call this plant dandelion and use the floewrs to make tea. The Elders say that it is good for some stomach ailments.
    July 1981, on sandy beach, Northwest Territories, Tuktoyaktuk, Canada
    Image author: J.M. Gillett ?
    Website: Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
    Source of original image

  1. Arnica angustifolia    , narrowleaf arnica
  2. young buds. Single flowering heads more common
    July 2002, Nunavut, Baffin Island, Iqaluit Canada
    Image author: Aiken and Mallory ?
    Website: Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
    Source of original image

  1. Arnica angustifolia    , narrowleaf arnica
  2. Portage Glacier, Alaska
    Image author: G.A. Cooper ©
    Website: USDA PLANTS Database
    Source of original image