Arnica angustifolia subspecies taxon plantaginea (Pursh)
Publ. & Syn.Arnica plantaginea Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 527 (1813). Described from Labrador (Canada).
NotesMany North American authors have accepted Arnica plantaginea as species (e.g., Polunin 1940; Maguire 1942; Douglas and Ruyle-Douglas 1978; Scoggan 1979). Wolf (2006) included it in the synonymy of A. angustifolia subsp. angustifolia. This may be the best solution but we would like to see the arguments for it.
Chromosomes>70 (ca. 4x). - Cultivated plants. - Zhukova (1967a).
GeographyNorth American (NE): CAN.
Distribution N = S     E = R     HL = r     [ key ]
Parent taxonArnica angustifolia Vahl
PAF ID861201f
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
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