Artemisia glacialis

Artemisia glacialis, the glacier wormwood, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family.^[1]

Artemisia glacialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Artemisia
Species:	A. glacialis
Binomial name
Artemisia glacialis L.[note 1]
Synonyms
Absinthium congestum (Lam.) Absinthium glaciale (Lam.) Artemisia elegans (Jan ex Besser) Artemisia glacialis var. intermedia (Gaudin)

Artemisia glacialis grows to approximately 18 cm (7.1 in) high, and is indigenous to the Alpine regions of France, Italy, and Switzerland.^[2]

Uses

Artemisia glacialis is historically employed in liqueurs, as well as a digestive and stomachic preparations. The poultice is used for the treatment of wounds.^[3]

Hazards

Artemisia glacialis might cause dermatitis or other allergic reactions.^[4]

Notes

1. Artemisia glacialis L. (1763) not Vitman (1773) nor Bourg. ex Willk. & Lange (1865)