Calflora Taxon Report
Arnica tomentella  Greene

(not an active name)
Recondite arnica
Arnica tomentella is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Arnica nevadensis
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Arnica
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:

Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSArnica nevadensis
Information about Arnica tomentella from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (ARNE3)

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