Artemisia anethifolia ( Compositae) is a halophyte that is widely distributed in northern areas of China. Studying the mechanisms by which this plant adapts to high levels of salt will increase our understanding of salt adaptation in vascular plants. A. anethifolia plants were treated with 0, 100, 200, 300, and 400 mmol / L NaCl for 7 d, respectively. Then, the differences in growth and physiology were compared between salt鄄treated and control A. anethifolia plants. In particular, the Na + accumulation levels and Na + compartmentation patterns in A. anethifolia plants were analyzed in detail. Although the