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Asteraceae

Pacific alpine wormwood

Artemisia glomerata Ledeb.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Pacific alpine wormwood

Synonyms

  • Ajania glomerata (Ledeb.) Poljakov
  • Ajania leontopodioides (Besser) Poljakov
  • Artemisia glomerata var. glomerata
  • Artemisia glomerata var. leontopodioides (Fisch. ex Besser) Kitam.
  • Artemisia glomerata var. subglabrata Hultén
  • Artemisia kamtschatica Willd. ex Besser
  • Artemisia leontopodioides Fisch. ex Besser

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.