Arnica sachalinensis

Arnica sachalinensis is an Asian species of arnica in the sunflower family. It is native to Sakhalin Island on the Pacific Coast of Russia.[2][3]

Arnica sachalinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Genus:
Arnica
Species:
A. sachalinensis
Binomial name
Arnica sachalinensis
(Regel) A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Arnica chamissonis var. sachalinensis Regel

Arnica sachalinensis is an herb up to 90 cm tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Flower heads are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List Arnica sachalinensis (Regel) A.Gray
  2. Gray, Asa, 1883. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19:55
  3. The International Plant Names Index
  4. Ornamental Plants From Russia And Adjacent States Of The Former Soviet Union, Arnica sachalinensis (Regel) A. Gray
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