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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)
Arnica cordifolia Hook.
Arnica cordifolia Hook.
Arnica cordifolia Hook.
Arnica cordifolia Hook.

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"Species Details - Arnica cordifolia Hook., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-2909/12-142171. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

Specimen Information

There are 303 specimens of this Species.

251 results plotted on map in 229 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

26152 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Livingstone Falls Provincial Recreation Area Date Collected1956-07-12

16852 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Spirit River Date Collected1948-07-27

23945 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Crowsnest Forest Reserve Date Collected1955-06-26

84818 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mountain Park Date Collected1975-07-02

94656 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Galwey Date Collected1970-06-05

39340 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Saskatoon Mountain Date Collected1971-06-17

16856 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Forty Mile Creek Date Collected1916-08-09

76786 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Maligne Lake Date Collected1949-07-04

16848 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff Date Collected1923-06-20

16859 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Stoney Squaw Mountain Date Collected1915-08

16846 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mountain Park Date Collected1948

16847 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mercoal Date Collected1950-08-06

90142 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mount Baldy Date Collected1974-07-22

65876 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Date Collected1949-08-11

72325 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Gorge Creek Date Collected1966-06-12

65877 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Mount Norquay Date Collected1937-08-28

65871 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Honeymoon Lake Date Collected1949-08-03

65880 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park Date Collected1939-07-25

16858 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Cascade Mountain Date Collected1916-08-23

65879 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Louise Date Collected1961-08-09

25856 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameheart-leaved arnica Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Date Collected1958-08-15