PLANTS Profile for Arnica amplexicaulis (clasping arnica)

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Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt.
clasping arnica

Symbol:

ARAM2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt.

	ARAMG	Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt. ssp. genuina Maguire
	ARAMP	Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt. ssp. prima (Maguire) Maguire
	ARAMP2	Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt. var. piperi H. St. John & Warren
	ARAMP3	Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt. var. prima (Maguire) B. Boivin
	ARAM3	Arnica amplexifolia Rydb.
	ARMOA	Arnica mollis Hook. var. aspera (Greene) B. Boivin

Distribution:
Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt.


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USA (AK, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NT, YT)

Related Taxa:
Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt.

View 478 genera in Asteraceae, 30 species in Arnica

Classification:
Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Arnica L. – arnica
Species	Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt. – clasping arnica

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36557.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 08:26 PM CST