Asteraceae FAMILY

Arnica angustifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The whole plant is toxic and should only be used for external applications to unbroken skin[ 172 Title Discovering Wild Plants - Alaska, W. Canada and the Northwest. Publication Author Schofield. J. J. Publisher Alaska Northwest Books; Alaska Year 2003 ISBN 0882403699 Description A nice guide to some useful plants in that area. ].

Botanical Description

Arnica angustifolia is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing one or more, usually unbranched stems 5 - 40cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is closely related to Arnica montana and is used interchangeably with that plant to provide the herbal medicine Arnica, which has a long history of effective use in the treatment of bruises and sprains. It is often used in proprietary medicines.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNorthern Eurasia - Norway through Russia to western Siberia; N. America - Alaska to Newfoundland, south to British Colombia, Montana, Ontario

HabitatPasture and open woodland on neutral to calcareous soils[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. Bare rocky alpine slopes and summits[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].