Perennials; fibrous rooted, caudices woody, rhizomes absent. Stems not wandlike. Leaves deciduous or persistent, basal and/or cauline (petiolate or sessile, not in fascicles). Heads disciform. Receptacles epaleate, villous (hairs relatively long). Florets: peripheral 6–27 pistillate and fertile; central 15–100 bisexual and fertile; corollas (pale yellow) funnelform.

Distribution

Temperate regions, North America, South America, Eurasia.

Discussion

Species ca. 40 (5 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia frigida, Artemisia pattersonii, Artemisia rupestris, Artemisia scopulorum

Key

1	Plants 10–40 or 40–60(–100) cm; leaves pinnately lobed (basal 2–3-pinnatifid) or 1–2-ternately lobed	> 2
1	Plants 5–50 cm; leaves entire or 1–3-pinnately lobed	> 3
2	Leaves pinnately lobed (basal 2–3-pinnatifid, lobes obovate)	Artemisia absinthium
2	Leaves 1–2-ternately lobed (lobes filiform, to 0.5 mm wide)	Artemisia frigida
3	Involucres 3–5 mm diam	Artemisia frigida
3	Involucres 4–8 mm diam	> 4
4	Leaves bright green, faces glabrous or sparsely hairy; phyllary margins light green.	Artemisia rupestris
4	Leaves gray-green, faces canescent to villous; phyllary margins black to brown	> 5
5	Heads borne singly or (2–5) in paniculiform to racemiform arrays; corolla lobes glabrous	Artemisia pattersonii
5	Heads (5–22) in spiciform arrays; corolla lobes hairy	Artemisia scopulorum