Arnica (frigida)

Alaska Plant Materials Center Alaska Plant Materials Center 5310 S. Bodenburg Spur Rd. Palmer, Alaska 99645 907-745-4469 907-746-1568 (fax) Don.Ross@alaska.gov http://www.plants.alaska.gov/

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Family Scientific Name:	Asteraceae
Family Common Name:	Sunflower family
Scientific Name:	Arnica frigida C. A. Mey. ex Iljin
Common Name:	Snow Arnica
Ecotype:	Dry rocky slope in foothills of Alaska Range near Healy, AK
General Distribution:	Extreme northern British Columbia and western Northwest Territories east through the Yukon Territory and most of Alaska except the Alaska Peninsula, Aleutians,and the SE panhandle.
Propagation Goal:	plants
Propagation Method:	seed
ProductType:	Container (plug)
Time To Grow:	0
Target Specifications:	multiple leaves, firm root plug
Propagule Collection:	Hand picked when seeds ripen in early to mid-July in interior Alaska.
Propagule Processing:	Pappus hairs removed with Westrup LA-H, screened, and air-blown.
Pre-Planting Treatments:	Needs approx. 5 months of cold moist stratification. In Alaska, seed is sown in the Fall and overwintered where it is exposed to outside ambient temperatures. Soil: upland, well-drained.
Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:	Seed containers are moved into the greenhouse in Spring for germination; then moved to the lathhouse after several true leaves appear.
References:	Hult‚n, Eric. Flora of Alaska and Neighboring Territories. 1968. Stanford University Press. Cody, William J. Flora of the Yukon Territory, 2nd Ed. 2000. NRC Research Press, Ottawa.

Citation:

Moore, Nancy; Ross, Donald. 2004. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Arnica frigida C. A. Mey. ex Iljin plants Alaska Plant Materials Center Palmer, Alaska. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/03). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.