[Arnicas and Leopardbanes: The Genus Arnica West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Nodding Arnica, Parry's Arnica
Arnica parryi
Synonyms: Arnica angustifolia ssp. eradiata, Arnica parryi ssp. parryi, Arnica parryi ssp. sonnei, Arnica parryi var. parryi, Arnica parryi var. sonnei
![Parry's Arnica, Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi (Synonyms: Arnica angustifolia ssp. eradiata, Arnica parryi ssp. parryi, Arnica parryi ssp. sonnei, Arnica parryi var. parryi, Arnica parryi var. sonnei)](parryi/parryi1a.jpg)
This photo shows a close-up view of the discoid flowerhead of nodding arnica as seen along the Hurricane Hill Trail in Olympic National Park........July 25, 2008.
A close-up sideview of the involucre of nodding arnica as seen along the Hurricane Hill Trail in Olympic National Park.......July 25, 2008. Note that the stem leaves are fairy thin and glabrous.
![Parry's Arnica, Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi (Synonyms: Arnica angustifolia ssp. eradiata, Arnica parryi ssp. parryi, Arnica parryi ssp. sonnei, Arnica parryi var. parryi, Arnica parryi var. sonnei)](parryi/parryi1c.jpg)
Nodding arnica as seen along the Hurricane Hill Trail in Olympic National Park.......July 25, 2008. Note the nodding, discoid flower heads and 2-4 pairs of stem leaves of this species.
Paul Slichter