Arnica rydbergii

(Subalpine Arnica)

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Arnica rydbergii, Yankee Boy Basin, Ouray Co. 3370

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Arnica rydbergii, Mayflower Gulch, Summit Co. 4665

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Arnica rydbergii, Loveland Pass, Clear Creek Co. 1892

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Arnica rydbergii, Mayflower Gulch, Summit Co. 4695

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Arnica rydbergii, Yankee Boy Basin, Ouray Co. 3376

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Lower leaf, Arnica rydbergii, Yankee Boy Basin, Ouray Co. 3382

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Stem leaves, Arnica rydbergii, Mayflower Gulch, Summit Co. 4673

Scientific Name Arnica rydbergii USDA PLANTS Symbol ARRY
Common Name Subalpine Arnica ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 36575
Family Asteraceae (Sunflower) SEINet
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Description Life zones and habitat: Montane to alpine (10000 to 13500 ft.); meadows and rocky areas.
Plant: Erect perennial, somewhat tufted, 2 to 12 inches tall; sticky stems with short hairs.
Leaves: Stem leaves in 2 to 4 widely-spaced pairs, opposite, oblanceolate to lanceolate; petiolate below, sessile above, and may have denticulate margins; basal leaves oblanceolate to spatulate clustered and usually petiolate; surfaces slightly hairy below, moderately pubescent further up the stem.
Inflorescence: Flower heads, 1 to 3 per plant, with 6 to 10 yellow ray flowers, many yellow disk flowers; involucre with hairy, pointed phyllaries with dark reddish tips.
Bloom Period: July and August.
References: "The Alpine Flora of the Rocky Mountains" by Richard W. Scott, "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, SEINet, and SW Coloado Wildflowers.
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Colorado Status:
Native

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