Asteraceae
Artemisia

Artemisia splendens Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1822 (1803)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Türkiye to Iran. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae.Kew Publishing

Morphology General Habit
Tufted shrub forming hummocks
Morphology Stem
Flowering stems to 20 cm, densely pilose to sericeous
Morphology Leaves
Basal leaves: petiole 2 cm, 2-pinnatisect; lobes oblong to linear, acute; middle and upper leaves and leaf-like bracts similar to to basal leaves but smaller in size
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a narrow panicle or secund raceme
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula erect or nodding, peduncule 10–15 mm, head ± 5 mm in diameter, depressed globose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
Receptacle pilose; phyllaries imbricate; outer phyllaries ± oblong, median part thickened, with dark drown scarious margins, tometose; inner phyllaries longer than the outer, mostly scarious
Ray
Ray florets female, corolla reddish, pilose on lobes; disc florets bisexual.
Ecology
Mountain slopes, amongst rocks; 2800–3350 m;
Phenology
flowering & fruiting: Jul.-Aug.
Distribution
Iraq, Eastern and southern Transcaucasia, Turkey, Iran.
[FIQ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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