Slender Arnica, Small-head Arnica, Slender Leopardbane
Arnica gracilis
Synonym: Arnica latifolia var. gracilis
Slender arnica as seen on a steep gravelly drainage at about 6100' below east-facing cliffs on the east side of the Goat Rocks. This site is several hundred meters uphill above a 20' waterfall on upper South Fork Conrad Creek at a point where it makes its final turn to the south within a mile of its headwaters. Goat Rocks Wilderness.........July 21, 2016.
Slender arnica as seen at about 5900' on a steep gravelly drainage below east-facing cliffs on the east side of the Goat Rocks. This site is several hundred yards west of an old pack trail between the North and South Forks Conrad Creek, Goat Rocks Wilderness.........July 22, 2016.
Paul Slichter