Asteraceae FAMILY

Artemisia tilesii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although we have seen no specific reports for this species, many members of this genus contain potentially allergenic sesquiterpene lactones that can cause skin reactions[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ].

Botanical Description

Artemisia tilesii is a herbaceous, perennial plant with a rhizomatous rootstock. It produces 1 - 3 erect stems 20 - 60cm tall, occasionally to 80cm[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - European Russia to Russian Far East, Japan; North and western N. America - Alaska to Quebec, south to Oregon and Montana.

HabitatOpen rocky or gravelly wet or dry sites, mostly at rather high elevations in the mountains, but descending at time to sea level[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Arctic and alpine tundra, sandy, rocky slopes near shorelines; at elevations to 2,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].