Artemisia globularia

Artemisia globularia, the purple wormwood,[2] is a rare 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 Edit this 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. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Artemisia globularia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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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