Asteraceae

Broadleaf arnica

Arnica latifolia Bong.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arnica

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Broadleaf arnica (Arnica latifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Broadleaf arnica

Synonyms

Arnica aphanactis Piper
Arnica aprica Greene
Arnica betonicifolia Greene
Arnica betonicifolia var. betonicifolia
Arnica eriopoda Gand.
Arnica flodmanii Rydb.
Arnica glabrata Rydb.
Arnica grandifolia Greene
Arnica granulifera Rydb.
Arnica intermedia Howell ex Rydb.
Arnica laevigata Greene
Arnica latifolia var. angustifolia Herder
Arnica latifolia var. latifolia
Arnica leptocaulis Rydb.
Arnica membranacea Rydb.
Arnica menziesii Hook.
Arnica oligolepis Rydb.
Arnica paucibracteata Rydb.
Arnica platyphylla A.Nelson
Arnica puberula Rydb.
Arnica teucriifolia Greene
Arnica ventorum Greene

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ben Keen, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shirley Morrison, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Maddie Edmonds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chris Durdel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.