Asteraceae
Mountain arnica
Arnica montana
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Arnica
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Common names
By language (46)
- Albanian
- Kaliboba
- Arabic
- زهرة العطاس الجبلية, كينا الفقراء
- arz
- زهرة العطاس الجبليه
- Asturian
- Árnica
- Azerbaijani
- Dağlıq öküzotu
- Bangla
- আর্নিকা মন্টানা
- Basque
- Arnika
- Belarusian
- Купальнік горны
- Bosnian
- Planinska arnika
- Bulgarian
- Планинска арника
- Catalan
- Àrnica, Àrnica montana
- Chinese
- 山金車, 山金车, 山兔菊
- Croatian
- Planinska arnika
- Czech
- Prha arnika, Arnika, Arnika horská, Prha chlumní, Prha horská
- Danish
- Volverlej
- Dutch
- Valkruid, Wolverlei
- English
- Mountain arnica, Leopard's bane, Mountain tobacco, Wolf's bane
- Esperanto
- Montara arniko
- Estonian
- Mägiarnika
- Finnish
- Etelänarnikki
- French
- Arnica, Arnicae herba, Arnicae planta tota
- frp
- Fllor du tabac
- Georgian
- Არნიკა
- German
- Arnika, Echte Arnika, Berg-Wohlverlei, Berg-Wohlverleih, Bergwohlverleih, Engelkraut, Wohlverleih
- Hungarian
- Hegyi árnika
- Japanese
- アルニカ・モンタナ
- Lithuanian
- Kalninė arnika
- Macedonian
- Брденка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Solblom
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Solblom
- os
- Хæххон арникæ
- Persian
- تنباکوی کوهی
- Polish
- Arnika górska, Kupalnik górski, Pomornik
- Romanian
- Arnică
- Romansh
- Arnica
- Russian
- Арника горная
- Serbian
- Planinska arnika, Брђанка, Планинска арника, Вепровац, Моравка
- Serbian (Latin)
- Planinska arnika
- Slovak
- Arnika horská
- Slovenian
- Navadna arnika, Brdnja, Arnika, Sv. Antona roža
- Spanish
- Arnika, Doronico de Alemania, Estornudadera, Flor de tabaco, Hierba de las caidas, Hierba de las caídas, Senecio arnica, Tabaco de la montana
- stq
- Snüüfkensbloume
- Swedish
- Slåttergubbe, Horsafibla, Hästfibbla, Hästfibla, Hästfibler, Sanhansurta, Sankt Hans-urta
- Ukrainian
- Арніка гірська
- vep
- Mägiarnik
- Walloon
- Arnica, Ouy-di-boû, Såvaedje toubak, Toubak a Djåke, Toubak adjok
Synonyms
- Arnica alpina Willd. ex Steud.
- Arnica alpina f. inundata Porsild
- Arnica angustifolia Turcz. ex Ledeb.
- Arnica helvetica G.Don ex Loudon
- Arnica lowii Holm
- Arnica montana var. montana
- Arnica petiolata Schur
- Arnica plantaginisfolia Gilib.
- Cineraria cernua Thore
- Doronicum arnica Garsault
- Doronicum oppositifolium Lam.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 2,477 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: ahabo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abalg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martin Johansson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jmp48, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ibex73, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Broadleaf arnicaArnica latifoliaAsteraceae
- Sticky leaf arnicaArnica ovataAsteraceae
- Twin arnicaArnica sororiaAsteraceae
- Serpentine arnicaArnica cernuaAsteraceae
- Rayless arnicaArnica discoideaAsteraceae
- Arnica griscomiiAsteraceae
- Lanceleaf arnicaArnica lanceolataAsteraceae
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.