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Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialjuillet to octobre
Mugwort, photo 1 of 5
Mugwort, In flower
Mugwort, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows near water. Flowers from July to October. Feeds on plants.

There are 1,293 observations of Mugwort in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal253
  2. Capitale-Nationale190
  3. Montérégie129
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean108
  5. Lanaudière89
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent85
  7. Laurentides77
  8. Outaouais68
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches67
  10. Côte-Nord49
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine45
  12. Estrie41
  13. Mauricie37
  14. Laval29
  15. Centre-du-Québec23
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderAsteralesFamilyAsteraceaeGenusArtemisia

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