weird broad-leaf arnica

August 12, 2021 • Damfino Lakes Trail, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest • Whatcom County, Washington

Coordinates: 48.94170,-121.79370 (click for map)
weird broad-leaf arnica (Arnica latifolia) [Damfino Lakes Trail, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Whatcom County, Washington]
Filename: 20210812-134316.jpg 3397x5095 pixels, ISO 200, f6.3 @ 1/500 sec
Arnica latifolia

The leaves on the stem are in threes instead of twos, and the flowering stems are strange too: there's one stem with three flower heads and a second with just one.

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