Fringed wormwood, Prairie sagewort
Artemisia frigida
Family: Asteraceae
What it is like
A herb. It grows 10-40 cm tall. The leaves are densely woolly. The leaves are finely divided 2 or 3 times. The thin segments are 1 mm wide. The flowers are in yellow nodding heads.
Where it is found
It is a cool temperate plant. It grows on dry prairies. In China it grows on sub-alpine meadows and stable dunes between 1,000-4,000 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zone 2.
Countries/locations it is found in
America, Asia, Canada, Central Asia, China, Europe, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, North America, Russia, Siberia, Tajikistan, Tibet, USA
How it is used for food
The leaves are used to flavour corn. They are also steamed with flour and eaten as soup.
Edible parts
Leaves - flavouring
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Cagan siralzi, Xiao bai hao