Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Artemisia vulgaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Mugwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Artemisia vulgaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Artemisia vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Artemisia vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-83-001:
Artemisia vulgaris FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Artemisia vulgaris
COMMON NAME:
Mugwort, Felon Herb
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arvu_001_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_375
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JK Marlow jkm120310_275
March Spartanburg County SC
Leaves green and sparsely pubescent above, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm100513_002
May Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm100513_013
May Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Leaves tomentose on the lower surface, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120526_554
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaves 2-pinnatifid, with 1-2 stipule-like lobes at the base, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
leaves of Mugwort, Ragweed and Spanish Needles
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Gill Newberry gn09_a_vulgaris_flowers
September
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Gill Newberry gn09_a_vulgaris_habitat
September
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JK Marlow jkm130928_754
September Spartanburg County SC
Population differences suggest multiple introductions over several centuries, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm130928_755
September Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm130928_761
September Spartanburg County SC
Leaves grayish-tomentose beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130928_765
September Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180925_4981
September Greenville County SC
Rays absent; disc flowers greenish, 1-2mm long. Heads in panicles, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm180925_4983
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180925_4986
September Greenville County SC
The array of variation in the field is bewildering, per Flora of North America.
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Roxanna Martin rlm91010_162
September Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm9410_475
September Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm9609_134
September Spartanburg County SC
Noxious weed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm131020_954
October Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm181001_5172
October Greenville County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm10210_66
October Spartanburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Artemisia vulgaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Artemisia vulgaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Artemisia vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Artemisia vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-83-001:
Artemisia vulgaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Artemisia vulgaris
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, pastures, fencerows, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Common (uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC) (rare elsewhere in GA)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Greenish
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual and fertile
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p284
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p428
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p460
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p082
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