Asteraceae

Arnica L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 884 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Idaho, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Moir, T.R.G. [245] Colombia K003025314 Yes
Kirkwood, J.E. [1993] United States K003025351 Yes
Burke [s.n.] K001092176 Type Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [1227] United States K003025346 Yes
Burke [s.n.] K001092175 Isotype Yes
Lobb [41] United States K003025357 Yes
[Horn] [s.n.] Canada K002904872 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [488] Greenland K003025316 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001092174 Type Yes
Clausen, R.T.; Trapido, H. [4994] United States K003025319 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K003025315 Yes
Collins, J.F.; Fernald, M.L.; Pease, A.S. [s.n.] Canada K001092166 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Lohbrummor Bros] [240] United States K003025317 Yes
Bennett, J.C. [s.n.] Colombia K003025347 Yes
Weiz, S. [s.n.] United States K003025348 Yes
Clausen, R.T.; Trapido, H. [4847] United States K003025318 Yes
Thornton, C.W. [2354] United States K003025349 Yes
Thornton, C.W. [2357] United States K003025350 Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] K001092137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] K001092136 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ewan, J.A. [10713] United States K003025352 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0