| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Arnica montana L. trib. Heliantheae |
| Synonyms | Arnica helvetica G.Don |
| Arnica lowii Holm | |
| Arnica petiolata Schur | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 700-2900m |
| Description | basal leaves 6-17cm, obovate to oblanceolate, adaxially densely glandular-pubescent, capitula 1-3, phyllaries lanceolate, ligules 5-8mm long with 2-3 teeth |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Denmark , Finland , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Netherlands , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , North European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
montana atlantica A.Bolós, Agron. Lusit. 10: 113 (1948)
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