Sticky leaf arnica facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sticky leaf arnica
North Cascades National Park, Washington
Scientific classification
Genus:	Arnica
Species:	ovata
Synonyms
Arnica diversifolia Greene Arnica latifolia var. viscidula A.Gray

Arnica ovata is a special plant found in North America. It's a type of arnica and is part of the sunflower family. You might hear it called the sticky leaf arnica because of how its leaves feel. This plant grows in many places across western Canada and the western United States.

Where Does Arnica Ovata Grow?

This plant loves to grow in cool, mountainous areas. You can find it in:

• Yukon, Alberta, and British Columbia in Canada.
• Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado in the United States.

It often lives in open fields called meadows. It also likes to grow inside coniferous forests. These are forests filled with trees that have needles, like pine or fir trees.

What Does Arnica Ovata Look Like?

Arnica ovata is an herb. This means it's a plant without a woody stem, like a flower or a leafy green plant.

• It can grow up to 50 centimeters (about 20 inches) tall. That's about the length of a typical school ruler!
• Its flowers are bright yellow.
• The flowers are actually made up of many tiny flowers grouped together. These groups are called flower heads.
• Each flower head has two kinds of tiny flowers:
  • Ray florets: These are the petal-like parts you see on the outside, like the "petals" of a daisy.
  • Disc florets: These are the small, tube-shaped flowers in the center of the flower head.

See also

Want to learn more? Check out the article in Spanish: Arnica ovata para niños