Artemisia globularia

Artemisia globularia, the purple wormwood,[2] rare is an Asian and North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to Alaska, Yukon Territory, and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia.[3][4]

Artemisia globularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. globularia
Binomial name
Artemisia globularia
Greene
Synonyms[1]
  • Ajania globularia (Cham. ex Besser) Poljakov
  • Artemisia flava Jurtzev
  • Artemisia globularia var. lutea (Hultén) Hultén
  • Artemisia norvegica subsp. globularia (Cham. ex Besser) H.M.Hall & Clem.

Artemisia globularia is a small, clumping perennial up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. It is slightly aromatic and has many small, yellow flower heads. It grows in arctic and alpine tundra.[5]

References
  1. The Plant List Artemisia globularia Cham. ex Besser
  2. "Artemisia globularia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  4. Pan-arctic Flora, 862208 Artemisia globularia Cham. ex Besser
  5. Flora of North America, Artemisia globularia Chamisso ex Besser


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