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Wild wormwood [Artemesia campestris]

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Common Name: Wild wormwood
Scientic Name: Artemesia campestris
Colors: Yellow
Months Appearing: July, August

Also called Field sagewort. Native. Composite Family. 

8 to 32 inches tall. Barely aromatic. Taprooted. 

Flower is about 1/8 inch across. No petals. In terminal panicles.

Leaf: alternate, divided into linear segments.

Dry praires, woods and beaches.

July 30, Newago Prairie, Michigan Nature Assn. Newago County, Michigan