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'''''Arnica parryi''''' is a [[North America]]n species of [[flowering plant]] known by the common names '''Parry's arnica''' or '''nodding arnica'''.<ref>[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=690 Calflora taxon report, University of California, ''Arnica parryi'', A. Gray, Parry's arnica, nodding arnica ]</ref> It is native to western [[Canada]] ([[Yukon]], [[British Columbia]], [[Alberta]]) and the [[western United States]] as far south as [[Inyo County]], [[California]] and [[McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley County]], [[New Mexico]]. It grows in [[temperate coniferous forest]]s and alpine meadows in mountainous areas, primarily the [[Rocky Mountains]], [[Cascade Range|Cascades]], and [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]].<ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Arnica%20parryi.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]</ref>
'''''Arnica parryi''''' is a [[North America]]n species of [[flowering plant]] known by the common names '''Parry's arnica''' or '''nodding arnica'''.<ref>[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=690 Calflora taxon report, University of California, ''Arnica parryi'', A. Gray, Parry's arnica, nodding arnica ]</ref> It is native to western [[Canada]] ([[Yukon]], [[British Columbia]], [[Alberta]]) and the [[western United States]] as far south as [[Inyo County]], [[California]] and [[McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley County]], [[New Mexico]]. It grows in [[temperate coniferous forest]]s and alpine meadows in mountainous areas, primarily the [[Rocky Mountains]], [[Cascade Range|Cascades]], and [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]].<ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Arnica%20parryi.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]</ref>


''Arnica parryi'' is a [[Rhizome|rhizomatous]] perennial herb producing a single unbranched stem to heights between 10 and 60 centimeters. There are oval-shaped leaves around the base of the stem and a few pairs of longer, narrower [[Petiole (botany)|petioled]] leaves above them. The leaves may approach 20 centimeters in length on larger individuals. The petioles, leaves, and flower stems and bracts are sparsely to densely coated with short white hairs.<ref name=p>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066125 Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 373 Parry’s arnica, nodding arnica Arnica parryi A. Gray, Amer. Naturalist. 8: 213. 1874.]</ref>
''Arnica parryi'' is a [[Rhizome|rhizomatous]] perennial herb producing a single unbranched stem to heights between 10 and 60 centimeters. There are oval-shaped leaves around the base of the stem and a few pairs of longer, narrower [[Petiole (botany)|petioled]] leaves above them. The leaves may approach 20 centimeters in length on larger individuals. The petioles, leaves, and flower stems and bracts are sparsely to densely coated with short white hairs. The hairs ([[trichomes]]) are sometimes glandular (with a bulbous secretory tip).<ref name=p>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066125 Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 373 Parry’s arnica, nodding arnica Arnica parryi A. Gray, Amer. Naturalist. 8: 213. 1874.]</ref>


The [[inflorescence]] holds one to several daisylike [[Head (botany)|flower heads]], which nod as buds and then pull erect when the face opens. Each head has a center filled with yellow [[disc floret]]s and usually no [[ray florets]]. The fruit is a cylindrical [[achene]] about half a centimeter long with a bristly tan to brown [[Pappus (botany)|pappus]].<ref name=p/><ref name="Hitchcock and Cronquist"> Hitchcock, C.L. and Cronquist, A. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition, p. 541. University of Washington Press, Seattle.</ref>
The [[inflorescence]] holds one to several daisylike [[Head (botany)|flower heads]], which nod as buds and then pull erect when the face opens. Each head has a center filled with yellow [[disc floret]]s and usually no [[ray florets]]. The fruit is a cylindrical [[achene]] about half a centimeter long with a bristly tan to brown [[Pappus (botany)|pappus]].<ref name=p/><ref name="Hitchcock and Cronquist"> Hitchcock, C.L. and Cronquist, A. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition, p. 541. University of Washington Press, Seattle.</ref>

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Arnica parryi
Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arnica
Species:
A. parryi
Binomial name
Arnica parryi
Synonyms[2]
  • Arnica sonnei Greene
  • Arnica angustifolia A.Gray 1862 not Vahl 1816 nor Turcz. ex Ledeb. 1845[1]
  • Arnica eradiata (A.Gray) A.Heller

Arnica parryi is a North American species of flowering plant known by the common names Parry's arnica or nodding arnica.[3] It is native to western Canada (Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta) and the western United States as far south as Inyo County, California and McKinley County, New Mexico. It grows in temperate coniferous forests and alpine meadows in mountainous areas, primarily the Rocky Mountains, Cascades, and Sierra Nevada.[4]

Arnica parryi is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a single unbranched stem to heights between 10 and 60 centimeters. There are oval-shaped leaves around the base of the stem and a few pairs of longer, narrower petioled leaves above them. The leaves may approach 20 centimeters in length on larger individuals. The petioles, leaves, and flower stems and bracts are sparsely to densely coated with short white hairs. The hairs (trichomes) are sometimes glandular (with a bulbous secretory tip).[5]

The inflorescence holds one to several daisylike flower heads, which nod as buds and then pull erect when the face opens. Each head has a center filled with yellow disc florets and usually no ray florets. The fruit is a cylindrical achene about half a centimeter long with a bristly tan to brown pappus.[5][6]

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