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Flowering stems

2–12(–16) cm.

Corollas

reddish black, eglandular.

Cypselae

ca. 2.5 mm, margins with relatively narrow ribs.

2n

= 18, 36.

Artemisia globularia subsp. globularia

Phenology Flowering late summer.
Habitat Arctic and alpine tundra, interior mountains
Elevation 200–1300 m (700–4300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; YT; e Asia (Russian Far East)
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Discussion

The red color of the glabrous corollas and the larger heads of subsp. globularia distinguish it from the morphologically similar Artemisia glomerata.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 19, p. 525.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Anthemideae > Artemisia > subg. Artemisia > Artemisia globularia
Sibling taxa
A. globularia subsp. lutea
Name authority unknown
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