Artemisia furcata, the forked wormwood,[2] is an Asian and North American species of plants in the sunflower family found in cold regions at high elevations or high latitudes. It is native to Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, + all 3 Arctic territories), the United States (Alaska + Washington), eastern Russia (Siberia and Russian Far East), Kazakhstan, and Japan.[3][4]

Artemisia furcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Artemisia
Species:	A. furcata
Binomial name
Artemisia furcata M.Bieb.
Synonyms[1]
Ajania furcata (M.Bieb.) Poljakov Artemisia hyperborea Rydb. Artemisia tacomensis Rydb Artemisia trifurcata Steph. ex Spreng. Artemisia trifurcata Stephan Artemisia yezoensis Tatew. & Kitam. ex Kitam.

Artemisia furcata is a perennial up to 35 cm (14 inches) tall, not generally forming clumps. Leaves are gray-green, some forming a rosette at the base, others attached to the stem. Heads are small but numerous, yellow. The species is found in tundra and on talus slopes.[5]

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