Artemisia senjavinensis
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Artemisia senjavinensis (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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