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Asteraceae family
Snow Arnica (subsp. frigida) Arnica frigida subsp. frigida subspecies
Native
Snow Arnica (subsp. frigida) is a perennial wildflower native to Alaska and Canada.
More about this plant
Arnica griscomii is an Asian and North American species of plants in the sunflower family, known by the common name snow arnica. It is native to eastern Russia and northwestern North America and to eastern Canada.SubspeciesArnica griscomii subsp. frigida (C.A.Mey. ex Iljin) S.J.Wolf - Alaska, western Canada, eastern Russia Arnica griscomii subsp. griscomii - Quebec and Newfoundland Wikipedia →
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
- Lifespan
- Perennial
In the garden
Herb layer — Sits in the herb of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a
guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Wildlife & pollinators
How pollinator value is scored →❧ Caterpillar hosts Documented caterpillar host
Recorded feeding on Arnica in North America, including:
Named species (a documented Nearctic sample, not exhaustive) from NHM HOSTS (CC0).
Related plants
More Arnica →
Native
Alaska Arnica
Arnica unalaschcensis
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Native
Broadleaf Arnica
Arnica latifolia
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Native
Chamisso Arnica
Arnica chamissonis
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Native
Clasping Arnica
Arnica amplexicaulis
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Native
Common Leopardbane
Arnica acaulis
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Native
Foothill Arnica
Arnica fulgens
●●○○○ Same genus / family, ranked by ecological value — from the PlantKey catalog
Sources for this entry (9) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503) — native status
[06] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[07] Ecological value — GloBI
[08] Conservation rank — NatureServe Explorer (CC BY)
[09] Caterpillar species — NHM HOSTS (CC0)
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