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Arnica lanceolata

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Lanceleaf Arnica

G3Vulnerable Found in 30 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141986
Element CodePDAST0Q0A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusArnica
Other Common Names
Arnica à aigrette brune (FR) lanceleaf arnica (EN) Lanceleaf Leopardbane (EN) Lance-leaved Arnica (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
GENUS OF 32 SPECIES, A. LANCEOLATA OFTEN NOT SEPARATED FROM A. MOLLIS, RECENT (1988) REVISION OF SUBGENUS RECOGNISES THE EASTERN A. MOLLIS AS A. LANCEOLATA. A. LANCEOLATA VAR. PETIOLARIS IS A DUBIOUS VARIETY WITH MANY SLENDER PETIOLED LEAVES.
Conservation Status
Review Date2006-06-13
Change Date1990-06-22
Edition Date1988-12-21
Edition AuthorsClemants, Steven E.
Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
UNDER 100 VERIFIED EOS WORLDWIDE, RESTRICTED TO NORTH EASTER N NORTH AMERICA. US: ONLY 12 VERIFIED EOS, VERY RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION.
Range Extent Comments
FROM GASPE PENNINSULA, QUEBEC SOUTH TO NEW BRUNSWICK, MAINE (AS A. MOLLIS), NEW HAMPSHIRE (AS A. MOLLIS), VERMONT, AND N EW YORK. ARNICA MOLLIS (SENSU STRICTO) IS A WESTERN N. AMER ICA SPECIES.
Occurrences Comments
MORE THAN 42 EOS, 12 IN US, 10 IN NB, MORE THAN 20 IN QUEBEC (BUT PROBABLY NOT TOO MANY MORE THAN 20)
Threat Impact Comments
SOME SITES HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN LOST BUT THE SPECIES IS PROB ABLY NOT HIGHLY THREATENED
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Cool, moist, usually somewhat protected places, including sites in stream banks, ditches, gravel bars, wet rocky to gravelly shores, wet ledges and cliffs, seepy areas, and moist subalpine meadows. Often in the subalpine zone; frequently found on acid soils. 0 - 1000 m.
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceousBare rock/talus/screeCliff
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDRiparian
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
New HampshireSNRYes
VermontSXYes
New YorkSNRYes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNRYes
New BrunswickSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (30)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
NessieInyo National Forest830
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Mckay Creek #676Kootenai National Forest15,323
Willard Estelle #173Kootenai National Forest3,714
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
New Hampshire (4)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Washington (10)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
SiouxonGifford Pinchot National Forest12,773
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
References (6)
  1. Fernald, M. L. 1950. Gray's manual of botany. 8th edition. Corrected printing (1970). D. Van Nostrand Company, New York. 1632 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
  3. Gleason, H.A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.
  4. Haines, A. and T.F. Vining. 1998. Flora of Maine, A Manual for Identification of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Maine. V.F.Thomas Co., Bar Harbor, Maine.
  5. Hinds, H.R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick: A Manual for Identification of the Vascular Plants of New Brunswick. Second Edition. University of New Brunswick, Canada. 695 pp.
  6. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.