Artemisia aleutica
Artemisia aleutica, the Aleutian wormwood, is a rare species of flowering plant endemic to Alaska.[1] It is known only from the western Aleutian Islands, where it is limited to Kiska and Hawadax Islands in the Rat Island group.[2][3]
| Artemisia aleutica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Artemisia |
| Species: | A. aleutica |
| Binomial name | |
| Artemisia aleutica | |
Only 2 populations are known.[4]
References
- Hultén, Oskar Eric Gunnar 1939. Botaniska Notiser 1939(4): 829, figure 2
- Aleutian wormwood. Alaska Natural Heritage Program. University of Alaska, Anchorage.
- Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 505 Aleutian wormwood Artemisia aleutica Hultén
- Artemisia aleutica. NatureServe. 2012.
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