Artemisia furcata

Artemisia furcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species: A. furcata
Binomial name
Artemisia furcata
M.Bieb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ajania furcata (M.Bieb.) Poljakov
  • Artemisia hyperborea Rydb.
  • Artemisia tacomensis Rydb
  • Artemisia trifurcata Steph. ex Spreng.
  • Artemisia trifurcata Stephan
  • Artemisia yezoensis Tatew. & Kitam. ex Kitam.

Artemisia furcata (forked wormwood)[2] is an Asian and North American species of plants in the sunflower family found in cold regions at high elevations or high latitudes. It is native to Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, + all 3 Arctic territories), the United States (Alaska + Washington), eastern Russia (Siberia and Russian Far East), Kazakhstan, and Japan.[3][4]

Artemisia furcata is a perennial up to 35 cm (14 inches) tall, not generally forming clumps. Leaves are gray-green, some forming a rosette at the base, others attached to the stem. Heads are small but numerous, yellow. The species is found in tundra and on talus slopes.[5]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List Artemisia furcata M.Bieb.
  2. ↑ "Artemisia furcata". 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, 862207 Artemisia furcata M. Bieb.
  5. ↑ Flora of North America, Artemisia furcata M. Bieberstein, Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 567. 1819.


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