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§1 Plant

Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.

vernacular Tilesius' wormwood — species · Asteraceae


USDA
ARTI
GBIF
3121080
Rank
species
Tilesius' wormwood (Artemisia tilesii)
Platephotograph · Nadezhda LiksakovaCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus
Artemisia
§2a

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Native
  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 20 counties across 1 state
Legend Native · 20 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
None
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
Medium
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-62 °F minimum
Frost-free days
120 min.
Precipitation
10–32 in/yr
pH range
5–7.5
Root depth
12 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
36 ft
Height @ 20 y
54 ft
Foliage texture
Coarse
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Dense
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
Moderate
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Summer
Seed abundance
Medium
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
5,296,666
Propagation
seed, cuttings, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Medium
Palatable, human
Yes
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 20 counties across 1 state.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ARTI ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3121080 ↗

Record version

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usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26

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