Arnica montana L.

Mountain arnica (en), Arnica des montagnes (fr), Herbe aux prêcheurs (fr), Arnica (fr)

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) 0.23 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Montane to alpine meadows and pastures and in light forests to the alpine zone, growing especially on granite or siliceous soils; at elevations up to 2,500 metres. Pasture and open woodland, usually on poorer acid soils.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 1-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The flowers are bitter and used to flavour liqueurs.
Uses environmental use material medicinal poison
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 allergenic (whole)
Animal toxicity weak toxic (whole)

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°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) 8 - 15
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Arnica montana habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Arnica montana habit picture by Pierre BOUTHORS (cc-by-sa)
Arnica montana habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Arnica montana leaf picture by auguste Valentin (cc-by-sa)
Arnica montana leaf picture by xavsis (cc-by-sa)
Arnica montana leaf picture by Béatrice Escande (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Arnica montana flower picture by christiane kanitzer (cc-by-sa)
Arnica montana flower picture by xavsis (cc-by-sa)
Arnica montana flower picture by Marc Bé (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Arnica montana world distribution map, present in France

Conservation status

Arnica montana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30090722-2
WFO ID wfo-0000003482
COL ID GT52
BDTFX ID 6646
INPN ID 83874
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Doronicum oppositifolium Arnica helvetica Doronicum arnica Arnica plantaginisfolia Arnica angustifolia Arnica alpina Arnica lowii Cineraria cernua Arnica montana var. montana Arnica montana

Lower taxons

Arnica montana subsp. montana