Biology:Arnica griscomii

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Arnica griscomii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Arnica
Species:	A. griscomii
Binomial name
Arnica griscomii Fernald
Synonyms
Synonymy Arnica frigida subsp. griscomii (Fernald) S.R.Downie Arnica louiseana subsp. griscomii (Fernald) Maguire Arnica brevifolia Rydb., syn of subsp. frigida Arnica frigida C.A.Mey. ex Iljin, syn of subsp. frigida Arnica illiamnae Rydb., syn of subsp. frigida Arnica mendenhallii Rydb., syn of subsp. frigida Arnica nutans Rydb., syn of subsp. frigida Arnica sancti-laurentii Rydb., syn of subsp. frigida Arnica snyderi Raup, syn of subsp. frigida

Arnica griscomii is an Asian and North American species of plants in the sunflower family, known by the common name snow arnica. It is native to eastern Russia and northwestern North America (Alaska, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories) and to eastern Canada (Quebec and Newfoundland).

Subspecies

• Arnica griscomii subsp. frigida (C.A.Mey. ex Iljin) S.J.Wolf - Alaska, western Canada , eastern Russia
• Arnica griscomii subsp. griscomii - Quebec and Newfoundland

External links

• Alaska Wildflowers
• Paul Slichter, The Sunflower Family in Denali National Park and Preserve, Frigid Arnica, Snow Arnica Arnica griscomii ssp. frigida

Wikidata ☰ Q2863305 entry