Artemisia norvegica

Artemisia norvegica

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. norvegica
Binomial name
Artemisia norvegica
Fries
Synonyms
  • Artemisia richardsoniana A.Gray 1862 not Besser 1836
  • Artemisia rupestris O.F.Müll.
  • Artemisia arctica Less., syn of subsp. saxatilis
  • Artemisia comata Rydb., syn of subsp. saxatilis

Artemisia norvegica is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names alpine sagewort, boreal sagewort, mountain sagewort, Norwegian mugwort, arctic wormwood, and spruce wormwood. It is found in cold locations in Eurasia (Scotland, Scandinavia, Ural Mountains of Russia) and high elevations and high latitudes in North America (Nunavut, Yukon, Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, California).