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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 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 ]
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 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 discoidea is a North American species of arnica in the sunflower family. It is known by the common name rayless arnica because its flower heads have disc florets but none of the showier ray florets. [3] It is native to the woodlands, forests, and chaparral of the western United States (Washington, Oregon, California, and western Nevada ...
Arnica sororia is a North American species of flowering plant known by the common name twin arnica. [1] It is native to Western Canada ( British Columbia , Alberta , Saskatchewan ) and the Western United States ( Washington , Oregon , California , Nevada , Utah , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming , South Dakota ). [ 2 ]
Arnica lessingii is a Russian and North American species of arnica in the sunflower family. The common name is nodding arnica . [ 2 ] It is found on both sides of the Bering Strait , being native to Alaska , Yukon , British Columbia , Northwest Territories , and the Kamchatka Peninsula of the Pacific Coast of Russia .