Arnica chamissonis Less.

Chamisso arnica (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Arnica

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.13 - 0.33
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.85
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

The flowers are used as a bitter spice to flavour liqueurs.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Anti-infective agents (flower), Immunomodulation (plant cells/culture), Cancer (unspecified), Cancer(Intestine) (unspecified), Discutient (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Cardiotonic (unspecified), Irritant (unspecified), Sternutatory (unspecified), Anticoagulants (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Hypnotics and sedatives (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Smoking prevention (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 20 - 29
Germination temperacture (C°) 16
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -45
Optimum temperature (C°) 8 - 15
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Arnica chamissonis flower picture by Severin Ronald (cc-by-sa)
Arnica chamissonis flower picture by Laureen Kosheiff (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Arnica chamissonis world distribution map, present in Austria, Canada, Sweden, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305804-2
WFO ID wfo-0000120344
COL ID GT37
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Arnica montana Arnica bernardina Arnica maguirei Arnica foliosa Arnica chamissonis f. chamissonis Arnica incana Arnica chamissonis f. incana Arnica foliosa var. andina Arnica stricta var. stricta Arnica foliosa var. foliosa Arnica chamissonis var. maguirei Arnica chamissonis subsp. chamissonis Arnica foliosa var. bernardina Arnica chamissonis var. interior Arnica chamissonis subsp. incana Arnica chamissonis var. chamissonis Arnica chamissonis var. incana Arnica chamissonis var. bernardina Arnica chamissonis var. foliosa Arnica chamissonis var. andina Arnica chamissonis subsp. foliosa Arnica chamissonis var. chamissonis Arnica chamissonis var. jepsoniana Arnica chamissonis

Lower taxons

Arnica montana subsp. atlantica