Thursday, June 13, 2019

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)

fruit brown, chaffy, but not obviously fluffy, purple fall/early winter leaves white below

lobed leaves, generally with a winged stem and fairly sharp points

flowering spike generally with unlobed leaves


stem is very hairy

young leaves with lobes more rounded, still pointed at tips, stem winged at least near lobes

fruiting stalk lasts all winter

fall color reddish, turns early 



late fall/ winter leaves dark gray, curled, with light underside showing

flowers

light underside to leaves

leaves white below



flowers often look almost white with red-brown tips, not one-sided (as in ragweed)







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