About
Purple wormwood is a rare, small, clumping perennial of arctic and alpine tundra on both sides of the Bering Strait.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Up to 30 cm tall.
Field notes
Morphology
Clumping perennial up to 30 cm tall, slightly aromatic, with many small yellow flower heads.
Distribution & habitat
Alaska, Yukon and Chukotka in Russia, in arctic and alpine tundra.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States, Canada, Russia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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