Three-fork Wormwood (Artemisia furcata)

Three-fork Wormwood, a reference photo — Photo: NPS / Jacob W. Frank, Denali National Park and Preserve · Public domain

Artemisia furcata, the forked wormwood, is an Asian and North American species of plant in the sunflower family Asteraceae found in cold regions at high elevations or high latitudes.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Three-fork Wormwood being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Artemisia scopulorum
Artemisia eriantha
Artemisia umbelliformis
Artemisia borealis
Artemisia genipi
Artemisia alaskana

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species: Artemisia furcata

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