Artemisia aleutica
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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
Artemisia aleutica is a perennial herb that grows up to Script error: No such module "convert". tall.[2] It has basal leaves which are green to gray in color and obovate.[3]
Distribution and habitat
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
NatureServe has given the species a global conservation status of Critically Imperiled (G1). Only two populations are known. It is threatened due to its small population size and high degree of natural disturbance.[5]
References
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- ↑ Hultén, Oskar Eric Gunnar 1939. Botaniska Notiser 1939(4): 829, figure 2
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- ↑ Aleutian wormwood. Alaska Natural Heritage Program. University of Alaska, Anchorage.
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