Artemisia furcata

Artemisia furcata, the forked wormwood, is an Asian and North American species of plant in the sunflower family Asteraceae found in cold regions at high elevations or high latitudes.

Description

Artemisia furcata is a perennial up to 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 and yellow.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Canada, the United States, eastern Russia, Kazakhstan, and Japan. The species is found in tundra and on talus slopes.

Conservation

NatureServe has given the species a global conservation status of Apparently Secure (G4). This was last reviewed 7 August 1991.