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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Arnica griscomii ssp. frigida
northern arnica


 
Scientific Name: Arnica griscomii ssp. frigida (C.A. Mey. ex IIjin) S.J. Wolf
Scientific Name Synonyms: Arnica frigida
English Name: northern arnica
 
Classification / Taxonomy
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: Subspecies
Species Group: Vascular Plant
Species Code: ARNIGRI1
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Asterales Asteraceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5T5 (Aug 2015)
Provincial Status: S5 (Apr 2019)
BC List: Yellow
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Disjunct, more common elsewhere: N
Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere: N
 
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References and Related Literature
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.
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Arnica griscomii ssp. frigida. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 14, 2026).