Artemisia vulgaris Linnaeus 1753 (Family Asteraceae)


Plant

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Height: 60-120cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Tufts
Hermaphrodite, Flowering July - October (Earliest: 21.7)

Habitat:
Meadows
Pollination:
Several Syrphidae

Lucilia sericata

Musca autumnalis
Parasites:
Septoria artemisiae

Agapanthia villosoviridescens Larva (Stem Borer)
Herbivores:
Coleophora trochilella Larva

Dichrorampha simpliciana Larva

Udea lutealis Larva
Sapivores:
Several Miridae

Macrosiphoniella artemisiae
Granivores:
Serinus serinus

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora: Mugwort


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