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Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Importance
Common throughout the UK. In arable crops, usually appears as a young plant but can be a problem in set-aside and perennial crops.
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1. Cotyledons oval and small.
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2. First leaves bristly hairy, only slightly toothed. Later leaves more deeply divided and pointed.
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3. Tall perennial to 150 cm. Stem reddish-brown and leaves deeply divided - dark green above and white below. Very numerous and small yellowish to reddish brown flowers on long spikes.
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