Asteraceae FAMILY

Artemisia tripartita

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Many members of this genus contain contain potentially allergenic sesquiterpene lactones that can cause skin reactions. Although this species has been found to contain them, there have been no reports that it has caused dermatitis[ 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 tripartita is a deciduous shrub usually growing 20 - 150cm tall, exceptionally to 200cm, though the dwarf subspecies rupicola only grows 5 - 15cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, possibly as a food, and as a tinder.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Colombia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada

HabitatDeep loam soils, usually igneous in origin; at elevations from 900 - 1,900 metres. Subsp rupicola is found in shallow rocky soils, grasslands; at elevations from 2,500 - 2,900 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. ].