Three-forked Artemisia

Artemisia furcata

aka Forked Wormwood, Three-forked Mugwort. “Three-forked” refers to its leaves which are divided into three. The leaves and stems are silvery-hairy. The pale yellow, or cream, flower heads are wooly and cluster on a spike-like raceme rising to as tall as 1′ (30 cm). Rare, found on a few open ridges above 6,000′ elevation.

Family:

Asteraceae - SUNFLOWER FAMILY, ASTER FAMILY (Compositae)

Genus:

Artemisia, Greek goddess Artemis, or Queen Artemisia, Mausolus's wife

Species:

furcata means 'forked'

Photo location: While thought to be rare in the Park the Mt. Fremont trail is ideal for viewing them from its start at Frozen Lake all the way to the lookout itself. Other photos taken on the WLT west of Frozen Lake, on the ridgeline south of Skyscraper Pass and west side of Second Burroughs Mtn.

Artemisia furcata