familyAsteraceae
genusArtemisia
subgenusArtemisia subg. Artemisia
speciesArtemisia globularia
subspeciesArtemisia globularia subsp. globularia
Artemisia globularia subsp. globularia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 525.
Flowering stems 2–12(–16) cm. Corollas reddish black, eglandular. Cypselae ca. 2.5 mm, margins with relatively narrow ribs. 2n = 18, 36.
Phenology: Flowering late summer.
Habitat: Arctic and alpine tundra, interior mountains
Elevation: 200–1300 m
Distribution
Yukon, Alaska, e Asia (Russian Far East).
Discussion
The red color of the glabrous corollas and the larger heads of subsp. globularia distinguish it from the morphologically similar Artemisia glomerata.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.