Alpine Sagewort, Arctic Wormwood, Boreal Sagebrush
Artemisia norvegica ssp. saxatilis
Synonyms: Artemisia arctica, Artemisia arctica ssp. arctica, Artemisia arctica ssp. saxicola, Artemisia norvegica var. piceetorum, Artemisia norvegica var. saxatilis
The photo above shows arctic wormwood as seen at Grassy Pass, several miles west of Eilson Visitors Center along the Park Road, Denali National Park.....................June 27, 2002.
The photo above shows a close-up of an inflorescence of arctic wormwood as seen at Grassy Pass, several miles west of Eilson Visitors Center along the Park Road, Denali National Park.....................June 27, 2002.
The photo above shows a close-up of a stem leaf of arctic wormwood as seen at Grassy Pass, several miles west of Eilson Visitors Center along the Park Road, Denali National Park.....................June 27, 2002.
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of arctic wormwood as seen about one mile east of Highway Pass, Denali National Park...............August 23,
2006.
The photo above shows a close-up of the involucral bracts of the flower heads of arctic wormwood as seen about one mile east of Highway Pass, Denali National Park...............August 23, 2006.
The photo above shows a close-up of a stem leaf subtending a flower head of arctic wormwood as seen about one mile east of Highway Pass, Denali National Park...............August 23, 2006.
Arctic wormwood at the end of the growing season on scree slopes above the park road between Eilson Visitors Center and Grassy Pass, Denali National Park..................September 7, 2009.
A cluster of basal leaves of arctic wormwood as seen on scree slopes above the park road between Eilson Visitors Center and Grassy Pass, Denali National Park..................September 7, 2009.
Paul Slichter