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Asteraceae

Longleaf arnica

Arnica lonchophylla Greene

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Arnica

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Longleaf arnica: Longleaf arnica/ northern arnica/ spear-leaved arnica
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Common names

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English
Longleaf arnica, Seep leopardbane

Synonyms

  • Arnica alpina subsp. lonchophylla (Greene) G.W.Douglas & Ruyle-Dougl.
  • Arnica alpina var. lonchophylla (Greene) S.L.Welsh
  • Arnica angustifolia subsp. lonchophylla (Greene) G.W.Douglas & Ruyle-Dougl.
  • Arnica arnoglossa Greene
  • Arnica chionopappa Fernald
  • Arnica fernaldii Rydb.
  • Arnica gaspensis Fernald
  • Arnica lonchophylla subsp. arnoglossa (Greene) Maguire
  • Arnica lonchophylla subsp. chionopappa (Fernald) Maguire
  • Arnica lonchophylla subsp. lonchophylla
  • Arnica lonchophylla var. arnoglossa (Greene) B.Boivin
  • Arnica lonchophylla var. lonchophylla

Characteristics

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

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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.