Colorado Plant Database
| IDENTIFICATION |
| Common Name: |
SUBALPINE ARNICA |
| Family: |
Sunflower - Asteraceae |
| Scientific Name: |
Arnica longifolia |
| Key Characteristics: |
phyllaries (bracts - small leaf-like structures - below composite heads) sharply acute (terminating in a sharp point), the tip not more hairy than the body; tube of disk-flowers 2-3 mm long. |
| Flower Color: |
yellow |
| Leaf Type: |
simple (not divided into similar parts). |
| Habitat: |
talus slopes. |
| ECOLOGY |
| Growth Form: |
herbaceous |
| Growth Duration: |
perennial |
| Angio/Gymnosperm: |
angiosperm (plant with covered seed). |
| Monocot/Dicot: |
dicot (plants with two seed leaves and netted leaf veins). |
| Life Zone: |
subalpine |
| Native/Alien: |
native |
| Season of Bloom: |
summer to fall (Jun. - Oct.). |
Version: 2.3.0 Release Date: Jan 2009 ©2009 Jefferson County ITS
