Artemisia furcata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Artemisia |
Species: | A. furcata
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Binomial name | |
Artemisia furcata M.Bieb.
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Artemisia furcata, the forked wormwood, [3] 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. [4] [5]
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. [6]