Arnica unalaschcensis

Arnica unalaschcensis is an Asian and North American species of arnica in the sunflower family, known as Alaskan arnica.[2] It is found on both sides of the Bering Strait, being native to Alaska, the Pacific Coast of Russia, and northern Japan.[3][4]

Varieties[1]
  • Arnica unalaschcensis var. unalaschcensis
  • Arnica unalaschcensis var. tschonoskyi (Iljin) Kitam. & H.Hara

Arnica unalaschcensis
Arnica unalascensis var. tschonoskyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Genus:
Arnica
Species:
A. unalaschcensis
Binomial name
Arnica unalaschcensis
Less.
Synonyms[1]
  • Arnica obtusifolia Less.
  • Arnica tschonoskyi Iljin, syn of var. tschonoskyi

References
  1. The Plant List Arnica unalaschcensis Less.
  2. Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 369 Alaskan arnica, Arnica unalaschcensis (Torrey & A. Gray) Greene
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  4. Iljin, Modest Mikhaĭlovich 1926. Trudy Botaničeskago Muzeja Imperatorskoj Akademii Nauk 19: 119


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