| Artemisia senjavinensis | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Artemisia |
| Species: | A. senjavinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Artemisia senjavinensis Besser
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Artemisia senjavinensis, the arctic wormwood, [2] is a rare Arctic species of plants in the sunflower family. It has been found only on the Seward Peninsula on the Alaskan side of the Bering Strait and on the Chukotka ( Chukchi) Peninsula on the Russian side. [3] [4]
Artemisia senjavinensis is a shrub up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall, with many stems densely clumped together. Leaves are gray-green, woolly, mostly in rosettes close to the ground. There are many small yellow or tan flower heads. The species grows at low elevations near the shore. [3]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Artemisia senjavinensis Besser
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Artemisia senjavinensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Artemisia senjavinensis Besser, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou. 3: 35. 1834
- ^ Pan-arctic Flora, 862216 Artemisia senjavinensis Besser
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