Artemisia selengensis Turcz. is a typical rhizome plant. It has high feeding value, rich nutrition, good palatability, strong disease and insect resistance. In order to explore the effects of planting density on the yield and growth of Artemisia selengensis rhizome, wild Artemisia selengensis Turcz. was taken as the experimental material, adopted the method of ramet propagation. The test set up four planting densities, which of 83 000, 111 000, 167 000 and 250 000 plants per hectare, respectively. The fresh grass yield, hay yield, the number of rhizome buds, rhizome dry weight, spacing of rhizome node, rhizome diameter, and ramet biomass under different planting densities were measured. The results showed that with the increase of planting density, the spacing of rhizome nodes, the number of rhizome buds, the diameter of rhizome and the biomass of ramet decreased, the dry weight of rhizome increased. The highest fresh grass yield was found at a density of 83 000 plants per hectare, with a fresh grass yield of 13 894.70 kilogram per hectare and a dry grass yield of 4 353.33 kilogram per hectare. The planting density of 83 000 plants per hectare increased the fresh grass yield by 29.24% (P<0.05) compared to 250 000 plants per hectare, and the dry grass yield increased by 32.75% (P<0.05). The rhizome node spacing of 83 000 plants Artemisia selengensis Turcz. was 113.56% longer (P<0.05), the number of rhizome buds was more than 59.54% (P<0.05), the rhizome diameter was more than 49.26% (P<0.05), and the rhizome dry weight was less than 53.06% (P<0.05). It showed that the planting density had a significant impact on the yield and rhizome growth of forage Artemisia selengensis Turcz., with 83000 plants per hectare being the most suitable planting density. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]