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Arnica mollis
Also called Cordilleran Arnica, Cordilleran Leopardbane
Arnica mollis, the soft arnica or hairy arnica, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and the territories) and the United States (Alaska south to Tulare County, California, and Rio Arriba County, New Mexico). There may be a disjunct population of this species in Coös County, New Hampshire. The species grows in subalpine mountain habitat such as meadows and streambanks.
Arnica mollis is found in sections of Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, Nunavut, Yukon, Northwest Territories) and the western United States south to Tulare County, California, and Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. There may be a small disjunct population of the species in Coös County, New Hampshire.
Common leopardbane · Narrowleaf arnica · Serpentine arnica · Chamisso arnica · Heartleaf arnica · Mock leopardbane · Rayless arnica · Foothill arnica · Smallhead arnica · Snow Arnica · Lanceleaf arnica · Broadleaf arnica
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arnica mollis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
