Asteraceae

Foothill arnica

Arnica fulgens Pursh

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arnica

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Foothill arnica (Arnica fulgens) — FlowerPhoto: dghjertaas, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Foothill arnica, Hillside arnica, Orange arnica, Foothil arnica

Synonyms

Arnica fulgens var. fulgens
Arnica monocephala Rydb.
Arnica pedunculata Rydb.
Arnica pedunculata f. monocephala Cockerell
Arnica pedunculata f. pedunculata
Arnica pedunculata var. monocephala Lunell
Arnica pedunculata var. pedunculata
Arnica pedunculata var. tubularis Cockerell
Arnica trinervata Rydb.
Doronicum fulgens Poir.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 45 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: dghjertaas, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tom Christiansen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: sgene, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kay Britton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jared Lincenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sgene, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.