- Arnica fulgens
Taxobox
name = "Arnica fulgens"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Heliantheae
genus = "Arnica "
species = "A. fulgens"
binomial = "Arnica fulgens"
binomial_authority = Pursh"Arnica fulgens" is a species of
arnica known by the common names foothill arnica and hillside arnica. It is native to western North America, where it grows in open, grassy areas. It is a perennial herb growing from a short, toughrhizome and producing one or more hairy, glandular, mostly naked stems to heights between 10 and 60 centimeters. The leaves are mainly located around the base of the plant. They are broadly lance-shaped to oval-shaped and have tufts of woolly fibers in their axils. They are up to 12 centimeters long, and there may be a few much shorter ones further up the stem. Theinflorescence holds usually one, but sometimes 2 or 3, daisylike flower heads lined in hairy phyllaries. Each head has a center of glandular golden disc florets lined with golden ray florets which are 1 to 3 centimeters long. The fruit is anachene with a hairy body half a centimeter long and a light-coloredpappus .External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,701,708 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARFU3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.em.ca/garden/native/nat_Arnica%20fulgens.html Photo Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Arnica+fulgens Photo gallery]
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