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The genus name Arnica may be derived from the Greek arni, "lamb", in reference to the plants' soft, hairy leaves. Arnica is also known by the names mountain tobacco and, confusingly, leopard's bane and wolfsbane—two names that it shares with the entirely unrelated genus Aconitum.
Arnica montana, also known as wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mountain tobacco and mountain arnica, [4] is a moderately toxic European flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae that has a large yellow flower head. The names "wolf's bane" and "leopard's bane" are also used for another plant, Aconitum, which is extremely poisonous.
Arnica cordifolia is a species of arnica in the sunflower family, known by the common name heartleaf arnica. [2] It is native to western North America . Description
Arnica angustifolia is an Arctic and alpine species of plants in the sunflower family, known by the common names narrowleaf arnica [2] and Arctic arnica. [3] It is native to colder regions in Europe, Asia, and North America (northern and western Canada, Alaska, northern Rocky Mountains. [4]
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Arnica latifolia is a species of arnica in the sunflower family, known by the common names broadleaf arnica, broad leaved arnica, mountain arnica, and daffodil leopardbane. [2] It is native to western North America from Alaska east to Northwest Territories and south to Mono County , California , and Taos County , New Mexico .
Arnica mollis is a North American species of arnica in the sunflower family, known by the common name soft arnica, [2]: 113 or hairy arnica. [3] It is native to Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and all 3 Arctic territories) [4] and the United States (Alaska and the western mountains as far south as San Bernardino County, California [5] and Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
Arnica spathulata is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known by the common name Klamath arnica. [3] It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northwestern California (Humboldt, Trinity, Siskiyou, and Del Norte Counties) and southwestern Oregon (Curry, Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties). [4]