Artemisia globularia, the purple wormwood, is a rare Asian and North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Alaska, Yukon Territory, and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia.Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution mapPan-arctic Flora, 862208 Artemisia globularia Cham. ex Besser

Description Artemisia globularia is a small, clumping perennial up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. It is slightly aromatic and has many small, yellow flower heads. It grows in arctic and alpine tundra.

Distribution and habitat It grows on rocky slopes.

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