Flower ID: IMG_7732.JPG-07-20-2023 Flower name (scientific): Artemisia vulgaris Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ar-tem-EE-zee-ah vul-GAIR-iss Flower name (common): Common Mugwort Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the name Artemis, Greek goddess of hunting, wild nature, and chastity, or (in Roman mythology) Diana. Referring to the gynaecological use of a species of the genus Artemisia (possibly mugwort, A. vulgaris), and its association of Artemis as a protectress during childbirth. Specific epithet: Latin for common. Common name origin: Mugwort is a compound word with a German origin. The first part possibly refers to gnats and the second part to plant. The plant apparently attracts flies and midges. It appears in old English with a number of spelling variations. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm) Petal count: 0 Color: yellow or red Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 24 to 75 inches (61 to 190 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, broadly lanceolate, ovate, or linear (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Disturbed sites, waste areas, roadsides, forests, woodland margins, prairies, sandy or loamy soil, dry, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. The divided leaves help to differentiate this species from other members of the Artemisia genus. Ethnobotany: No recorded usess by tribes in Wisconsin. Utilzed by various tribes including the Karok, Kiowa, Miwok, and others, to treat a numer of ailments including colds, rheumatism, backache, knee-ache, and others (Moerman, p. 103, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Dane, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Green, Kenosha, Langlade, Marinette, Milwaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth, Waukesha, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Artemisia vulgaris subsp. vulgaris (The other infraspecifics are Artemisia vulgaris subsp. inundata Darijma, Artemisia vulgaris var. xizanensis Y. Ling & Y. R. Ling. Neither of these two infraspecifics are recorded from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): UPL Wetland Status (MW): UPL