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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Asteraceae
Artemisia vulgaris L.
common wormwood, mugwort, sage-wort
Artemisia: referring to the Greek goddess Artemis who so benefited from a plant of this family that she gave it her own name
vulgaris: Latin for "common"
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| Status: | Introduced - escaped |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1 1/2' - 7' tall forb; stems mostly smooth, hairless below the inflorescence; from rhizomes |
| Flower: | head yellowish; inflorescence usually large, leafy clusters; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | elliptical, dry seed |
| Leaf: | alternate, green above, with dense silvery fuzz below, oval in outline, divided into unequal, usually toothed segments  |
| Habitat: | fields, roadsides, disturbed areas |
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