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Asteraceae family
Alaska Arnica Arnica unalaschcensis
Native
Alaska Arnica is a perennial wildflower native to Alaska.
More about this plant
Arnica unalaschcensis, commonly known as Alaskan arnica, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found on both sides of the Bering Strait, being native to Alaska, the Pacific coast of Russia, and northern Japan. Its habitats include coastal tundra and alpine slopes.VarietiesArnica unalaschcensis var. unalaschcensis Arnica unalaschcensis var. tschonoskyi (Iljin) Kitam. & H.Hara 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
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
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Native
Hairy Arnica
Arnica mollis
●●○○○ Same genus / family, ranked by ecological value — from the PlantKey catalog
Sources for this entry (12) 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] Photos — iNaturalist — CC, credited per image
[07] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[08] Ecological value — GloBI
[09] Conservation rank — NatureServe Explorer (CC BY)
[11] Caterpillar species — NHM HOSTS (CC0)
[12] County range — GBIF Open Data — open-licensed occurrences (CC0/CC-BY) → county
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