BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Arnica longifolia
seep-spring arnica
| Scientific Name: | Arnica longifolia D.C. Eat. | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | seep-spring arnica | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - 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. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Vascular Plant | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | ARNILON | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G5 (Aug 1988) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S3 (Apr 2019) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Blue | ||||||||||
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| General Status Canada: | 3 - Sensitive (2010) | ||||||||||
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Alpine/Tundra / Alpine/Subalpine Meadow / Unknown
Grassland/Shrub / Meadow / Facultative - occasional use Riparian / Riparian Herbaceous / Facultative - occasional use |
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp. |
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Douglas, G.W., F. Lomer, and H. Roemer. 1998. New or Rediscovered Native Vascular Plant Species in British Columbia. Can. Field-Nat. 112(2):276-279. |
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Douglas, G.W., G.D. Straley, and D. Meidinger, eds. 1998b. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 1, Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons (Aceraceae through Asteraceae). B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, Wildl. Branch, and B.C. Minist. For. Res. Program. 436pp. |
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Arnica longifolia. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 5, 2026).