| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Arnica alpina (L.) Olin & Ladau trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Diss. Arnica: 11: (1799) |
| Native Range | n. Europe to w. Siberia |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Description | tomentose and lanate, leaves entire, basal lanceolate, to 15cm long, stem leaves smaller, opposite, capitula solitary, pendent, campanulate, ligules dentate |
| Size | 5-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arnica alpina var. vahliana B.Boivin Arnica angustifolia ssp. alpina (L.) I.K.Fergusson Arnica fennoscandica Jurtzev Arnica montana var. alpina L. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (FIN Finland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 14 Eastern Europe (RUN North European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (WSB West Siberia) |