Artemisia aleutica
| Artemisia aleutica | |
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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. aleutica
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| Binomial name | |
| Artemisia aleutica | |
Artemisia aleutica, the Aleutian wormwood, is a rare species of flowering plant endemic to Alaska.[1] According to NatureServe the species is Critically Imperiled and is known in only two locations in the Rat Island group.
Description
[edit]Artemisia aleutica is a perennial herb that grows up to 4 in (10 cm) tall.[2] It has basal leaves which are green to gray in color and obovate.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is known only from the western Aleutian Islands, where it is limited to Kiska and Hawadax Islands in the Rat Island group.[4][3] It grows in open fellfields on windswept and gravelly ridges.[5]
Conservation
[edit]NatureServe has given the species a global conservation status of Critically Imperiled, (G1). Only two populations are known.[5] It is threatened due to its small population size and high degree of natural disturbance.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hultén, Oskar Eric Gunnar 1939. Botaniska Notiser 1939(4): 829, figure 2
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ a b "Artemisia aleutica in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ Aleutian wormwood. Alaska Natural Heritage Program. University of Alaska, Anchorage.
- ^ a b c Artemisia aleutica. NatureServe. 2012.