Artemisia glacialis L. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Artemisia glacialis L.

Artemisia glacialis L.

Artemisia glacialis, glacier wormwood, is an alpine flowering aster with historical uses in liqueurs and wound care.

Family
Genus
Artemisia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Artemisia glacialis L.

Artemisia glacialis L., commonly known as glacier wormwood, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the aster family. This plant reaches an approximate height of 18 cm (7.1 in) and is native to the Alpine regions of France, Italy, and Switzerland. Historically, Artemisia glacialis has been used as an ingredient in liqueurs, and in preparations that act as digestives and stomachics. Poultices made from this plant have been used to treat wounds.

Photo: (c) Harm Alberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Harm Alberts · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Artemisia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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