Arnica parryi A. Gray
Parry's arnica
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Parry's arnica
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a freely rooted rhizome; stems erect, solitary, sometimes branched, sparsely to moderately long-hairy with multicellular hairs, often glandular, 15-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves smaller than the stem leaves, often deciduous by flowering time; stem leaves 2-4 pairs, 3-25 cm long, 1-4 cm wide, opposite, lanceolate, sparsely to densely long-hairy with short-stalked glands, the lowermost ones stalked, the middle and uppermost unstalked, entire to toothed.
Fruits:
Achenes 4-6 mm long, glabrous to uniformly hairy; pappus tawny to brownish, finely-barbed to more or less feathery.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Arnica parryi
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1901 | 730 | 2430 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
28 | 0 | 65 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
150 | 14 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
57 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(5), ESSF(42), IDF(1), MS(1), PP(1), SBS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry meadows and forests in the montane and subalpine zones; common in S BC, infrequent northward, absent from coastal and NE BC; N to SE YT, E to AB and S to CO and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Arnica parryi subsp. genuina Maguire
Arnica parryi subsp. parryi A. Gray