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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/
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 2024/07/01). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.