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Aliseta Raf. Epiclinastrum Bojer ex DC. Aphyllocaulon Lag. Arnica / ˈɑːrnɪkə / is a genus of perennial, herbaceous plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The genus name Arnica may be derived from the Greek arni, "lamb", in reference to the plants' soft, hairy leaves.
It has two to four pairs of leaves on the stem, each on a long petiole. The leaves are heart-shaped to arrowhead-shaped and finely toothed along the edges. The inflorescence bears one or more daisylike flower heads 5–9 cm (2– 3+1⁄2 inches) in width, [ 3 ] lined with white-haired phyllaries and sometimes studded with resin glands.
Arnica latifolia is a perennial herb growing from a long rhizome and producing a hairy, mostly naked stem 10 to 50 centimeters tall. It has a cluster of leaves around its base and usually a few pairs along the lower part of the stem. The leaves are lance-shaped to broad and nearly heart-shaped, and are usually toothed. [5]
Arnica tomentosa Macoun, syn of subsp. tomentosa. 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 montana. Arnica montana is a flowering plant about 18–60 cm (7.1–23.6 in) tall aromatic fragrant, herbaceous perennial. Its basal green ovate leaves with rounded tips are bright coloured and level to the ground. In addition, they are somewhat downy on their upper surface, veined and aggregated in rosettes.
Arnica parryi is a North American species of flowering plant known by the common names Parry's arnica or nodding arnica. [3] It is native to western Canada ( Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta) and the western United States as far south as Inyo County, California and McKinley County, New Mexico. It grows in temperate coniferous forests and alpine ...
Arnica chandleri Rydb. Arnica cernua is a species of arnica known by the common name serpentine arnica. [2] It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, where it is a member of the serpentine soils flora. [3][4] This is a perennial herb growing one or more green to purplish stems up to about 30 centimeters tall.
Arnica longifolia is a rhizomatous plant forming large bunching patches of groundcover in moist, cool areas. The foliage is rough, mint-green, and sometimes sticky with glandular secretions. The stems are erect and bear daisylike flower heads with deep yellow ray florets and yellow to reddish or orange disc florets.