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Arnica mallotopus

Arnica mallotopus
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0

Arnica mallotopus is a Japanese wild flowering plant in the daisy family, native to Honshu. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care advice is based on general knowledge of arnicas, which prefer cool, bright, well-drained conditions.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water when the top of the soil feels dry; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile, slightly acidic to neutral soil.
Temperature
10–22 °C; tolerates cold winters but is damaged by prolonged heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Japan (Honshu)

About

Arnica mallotopus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Japan.

Other Arnica plants

Common leopardbane · Narrowleaf arnica · Serpentine arnica · Chamisso arnica · Heartleaf arnica · Mock leopardbane · Rayless arnica · Foothill arnica · Smallhead arnica · Snow Arnica · Lanceleaf arnica · Broadleaf arnica

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arnica mallotopus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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