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Monday, July 19, 2010

Chamisso Arnica-Arnica chamissonis

These bright members of the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae) are Chamisso arnica (Arnica chamissonis), also known as leafy arnica. It's found throughout much of western and northern North America.

Leaves are opposite and the yellow flowerheads have 10-16 rays.

For more information about Chamisso arnica, click here.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

hi there ! may i use one of these pictures for a project i have ? i am making a poster showing all kinds of plants and alpine arnica happens to be one of them :)