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Species Details
Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium Read more about this collection »
LeavesOpposite, 2-6 pairs, mostly stem leaves, blades heart-shaped to egg-shaped, 3-10 cm long, 2-10 cm wide, margins toothed
FlowersHeads 1-3, ray and disk flowers, erect, bases hairy; involucre bracts 13-22 mm tall, lance-shaped to reversed lance-shaped, hairy; ray flowers 9-16, yellow, toothed; disk flowers yellow, hairy; florets with sepals reduced to pappus; petals 5, united; stamens 5, fused around the style; pistils 1
Fruits and SeedsAchenes, 4-8 mm long, pappus white, finely-barbed
Scientific Name
Arnica cordifolia Hook.
Common Name
heart-leaved arnica
General Description
Perennial herb, simple, sometimes branched, 10-70 cm tall
Leaves
Opposite, 2-6 pairs, mostly stem leaves, blades heart-shaped to egg-shaped, 3-10 cm long, 2-10 cm wide, margins toothed
Flowers
Heads 1-3, ray and disk flowers, erect, bases hairy; involucre bracts 13-22 mm tall, lance-shaped to reversed lance-shaped, hairy; ray flowers 9-16, yellow, toothed; disk flowers yellow, hairy; florets with sepals…
Heads 1-3, ray and disk flowers, erect, bases hairy; involucre bracts 13-22 mm tall, lance-shaped to reversed lance-shaped, hairy; ray flowers 9-16, yellow, toothed; disk flowers yellow, hairy; florets with sepals reduced to pappus; petals 5, united; stamens 5, fused around the style; pistils 1
Fruits and Seeds
Achenes, 4-8 mm long, pappus white, finely-barbed
Phenology
Flowers from July to August
Notes
Similar Species:
Arnica latifolia
A. latifolia can be found in moist montane forests and meadows. It can be distinguished from A. cordifolia by elliptical to lance-shaped lowers leaves and hairless bracts.
Medical…
Similar Species:
Arnica latifolia
A. latifolia can be found in moist montane forests and meadows. It can be distinguished from A. cordifolia by elliptical to lance-shaped lowers leaves and hairless bracts.
Medical uses:
A. cordifolia was used by early pioneers with rubbing alcohol to make a liniment that reduced inflammation of muscles, joints and sprains.
Range/Distribution
Alberta: The foothills and Rocky Mountains
CAN (BC, MB, NT, ON, SK, YT); USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MI, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY)
Citation
Page Citation for Arnica cordifolia Hook.
Page Citation
"Species Details - Arnica cordifolia Hook., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-2909/12-142086. Accessed 08 Jul. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 303 specimens of this Species.
68759 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Date Collected1899-06-20
91465 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cardinal Divide
Date Collected1985-08-14
91464 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cardinal Divide
Date Collected1985-08-14
91463 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Luscar
Date Collected1985-08-13
91466 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Parker Ridge
Date Collected1985-08-15
104621 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Adams Creek
Date Collected1976-08-07
104688 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Opal Hills
Date Collected1969-06-29
104689 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Bald Hills
Date Collected1968-08-14
106462 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Sulphur Mountain
Date Collected1909-08-02
65878 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Moraine Lake
Date Collected1943-09-13
65883 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mulhurst
Date Collected1949-07-13
91467 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Bald Hills
Date Collected1985-08-17
56031 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Miette Hot Springs
Date Collected1955-08-26
109645 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Gorge Creek
Date Collected1967-07-14
65874 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper
Date Collected1949-08-02
68756 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Louise
Date Collected1941-07-24
68761 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cypress Hills
Date Collected1930-06-16
65884 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mulhurst
Date Collected1949-07-13
68758 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Louise
Date Collected1936-08-23
68757 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park
Date Collected1936-08-23
88754 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Highway
Date Collected1977-06-22