VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Arnica cordifolia | Heartleaf Arnica 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
In northern Utah heartleaf arnica is an important constituent of summer
diets of mule deer and elk [9].  Deschamps and Urness [12] found it
comprised 24 percent of summer deer diets in mature lodgepole pine
(Pinus contorta) forests in Utah.


PALATABILITY : 
In Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, the palatability of heartleaf
arnica is rated poor to fair for cattle, fair to good for sheep, and
poor for horses [13].


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
Heartleaf arnica is rated fair in nutritional value for pronghorn,
upland game birds, small mammals, and small nongame mammals.  It is
rated fair to good in nutritional value for elk and deer [13].


COVER VALUE : 
Heartleaf arnica provides poor cover for wildlife [13].


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Heartleaf arnica has low resistance to repeated human trampling [8,37].


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Heartleaf arnica showed a substantial increase after heavy thinning of
lodgepole pine stands in Utah.  Production increased from 6.05 pounds
per acre (1.1 kg/ha) before treatment to 83.6 pounds per acre (15.2
kg/ha) 4 years after treatment [2].

Heartleaf arnica cover increased from 0.3 percent to 5.0 percent
following clearcutting in a subalpine forest in central Colorado [11].

Related categories for Species: Arnica cordifolia | Heartleaf Arnica