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Arnica  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 36554

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Whitneya A. Gray
  
  Common Name(s): arnica [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2009   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderAsterales   
                            FamilyAsteraceae  – sunflowers, tournesols  
                               GenusArnica L. – arnica  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesArnica acaulis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – common leopardbane 
                                  SpeciesArnica alpina (L.) Olin – alpine arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica angustifolia Vahl – narrowleaf arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica cernua Howell – serpentine arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica chamissonis Less. – Chamisso arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica cordifolia Hook. – heartleaf arnica, heart-leaf leopardbane 
                                  SpeciesArnica dealbata (A. Gray) B.G. Baldw. – mock leopardbane 
                                  SpeciesArnica discoidea Benth. – rayless arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica fulgens Pursh – foothill arnica, orange arnica, shining leopardbane 
                                  SpeciesArnica gracilis Rydb. – smallhead arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica griscomii Fernald  
                                  SpeciesArnica lanceolata Nutt. – lanceleaf arnica, arnica, arnica à aigrettes brunes 
                                  SpeciesArnica latifolia Bong. – broadleaf arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica lessingii Greene – nodding arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica lonchophylla Greene – longleaf arnica, seep arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica longifolia D.C. Eaton – spearleaf arnica, longleaf arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica louiseana Farr – Lake Louise arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica mollis Hook. – hairy arnica, wooly arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica montana L. – mountain arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica nevadensis A. Gray – Nevada arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica ovata Greene – sticky leaf arnica, rayless arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica parryi A. Gray – Parry's arnica, Sonne's arnica, nodding arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica rydbergii Greene – Rydberg's arnica, subalpine arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica sororia Greene – twin arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica spathulata Greene – Klamath arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica unalaschcensis Less. – Alaska arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica venosa H.M. Hall – Shasta County arnica 
                                  SpeciesArnica viscosa A. Gray – Mt. Shasta arnica 
       

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  Source: Asteraceae of North America Update, database (version 2010.5.13)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center   
  Reference for: Arnica   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Arnica   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Arnica   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Arnica   
       
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