Arnica ovata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arnica ovata Greene

Sticky leaf arnica

2012 Dana York

2011 Dana York

2017 Debra L. Cook

Arnica ovata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Arnica diversifolia


	Plant Range Observation Search ~52 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Arnica
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Arnica Xdiversifolia
JEF	Arnica diversifolia

Information about Arnica ovata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AROV3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/17/2025).