Lessing's Arnica (Arnica lessingii)

Lessing's Arnica, a reference photo — Photo: NPS / Jacob W. Frank: Denali National Park and Preserve · Public domain

Arnica lessingii is a Russian and North American species of arnica in the sunflower family. The common name is nodding arnica. It is found on both sides of the Bering Strait, being native to Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and the Kamchatka Peninsula of the Pacific Coast of Russia.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Lessing's Arnica being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Arnica griscomii
Tephroseris frigida
Arnica angustifolia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arnica
Species: Arnica lessingii

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