''Artemisia glacialis'', the glacier wormwood, is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the aster family. ''Artemisia glacialis'' grows to approximately high, and is indigenous to the Alpine regions of France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Uses

''Artemisia glacialis'' is historically employed in liqueurs, as well as a digestive and

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preparations.

Hazards

''Artemisia glacialis'' might cause

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or other

allergic Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, refer a number of conditions caused by the hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. These diseases include hay fever, food allergies, atopic der ...

reactions.

Notes

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1131534 glacialis Flora of France Flora of the Alps Plants described in 1863