Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Arnica cernua Howell trib. Heliantheae |
Bibliography | Fl. N.W. Amer. 1: 373 (1900) |
Native Range | Oregon to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | stem leaves petiolate, elliptic to ovate, sometimes cordate, entire or serrate, glabrous or scabrous, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, phyllaries ovate, ligules 5-10 |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow, pale orange |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arnica chandleri Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |