WESTERN MUGWORT

Class: Artemisia ludoviciana

Family: ASTER FAMILY

Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Greenish-yellow

Height: 30 cm-1 m (12-39 1/4")

Each Flower: 3 mm (1/8") across with tiny male and female flowers; involucre up to 3 mm (1/8") high with downy, green bracts

Leaves: Alternate, highly aromatic, stalkless and lance-shaped, 3-11 cm (1 1/4-4 1/4") long and up to 9 mm (3/8") broad; covered with short, whitish downy hairs beneath and green above

Stems: Single, but one to several from one root-stock, almost woody and often reddish below

Blooming Period: June - October

Habitat: Dry, open areas and roadsides

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