Artemisia alaskana Rydb.
Alaskan sagebrush (Alaska wormwood)
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Alfred Cook     (Photo ID #8321)


Map

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Distribution of Artemisia alaskana
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Species Information

General:
Perennial subshrub from a stout woody base; stems prostrate or ascending, clustered, white-woolly, 15-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Stem leaves woolly above and below, sometimes greenish above, stalked, once to more commonly 3-parted, the segments oblong to broadly linear, 0.6-3.0 mm wide, 2-7 mm long, becoming reduced and entire upwards.
Flowers:
Heads disciform, numerous in a branched or narrow inflorescence; involucres hemispheric, 3.5-5.0 mm tall; involucral bracts with matted, woolly hairs and conspicuous brownish, thin, dry, papery margins; receptacles glabrous; female flowers fertile; disk flowers fertile.
Fruits:
Achenes glabrous.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

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Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry sandy or gravelly river terraces and rocky slopes in the montane zone; rare in extreme NW BC, known only from the Haines and Atlin Roads; N to AK and YT.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Artemisia tyrellii Rydb.