BIENNIEL WORMWOOD

Class: Artemisia biennis

Family: ASTER FAMILY

Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae

Year: Annual

Other Names: Biennial Sagewort

Colour: Pale yellowish-green

Height: 46 cm-1.8 m (18"-6')

Each Flower: Minute yellowish-green flowers and pointed, green bracts; several tiny flowerheads form small spikes

Leaves: 5-13 cm (2-5") long, deeply narrow lobed almost to midrib; lobes again dissected and toothed; many, reducing up the stem

Stems: Tough, stout, and often pinkish-tinged; several stems from 1 root-stock

Blooming Period: August - October

Habitat: Dry or moist waste places, open meadows, and roadsides

Note:

Poisonous