Arnica lanceolata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arnica lanceolata Nutt.

Clasping arnica

2014 Steve Matson

2015 Jim Bearden

2019 Bob Sweatt

Arnica lanceolata is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~79 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. prima
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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Arnica mollis var. petiolaris

Information about Arnica lanceolata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ARLA7) 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: 07/15/2025).