Artemisia aleutica
Species of flowering plant
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Artemisia aleutica, the Aleutian wormwood, is a rare species of flowering plant endemic to Alaska.[3] According to NatureServe, the species is Critically Imperiled and is known in only two locations in the Rat Island group.
| Artemisia aleutica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Artemisia |
| Species: | A. aleutica |
| Binomial name | |
| Artemisia aleutica | |
Description
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.[6][5] It grows in open fellfields on windswept and gravelly ridges.[1]
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.[1]