1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ARNICA, a genus of plants belonging to the natural order Compositae, and containing 18 species, mostly north-west American. The most important species is Arnica montana (mountain tobacco), a perennial herb found in upland meadows in northern and central Europe (but not extending to Britain), and on the mountains of western and central Europe. A closely allied species (A. angustifolia) , with very narrow leaves, is met with in Arctic Asia and America. The heads of flowers are large, 2 to 25 in. across, orange-yellow…
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