A DC Birding Blog: Life in a Mugwort Patch


Soldier Beetle.
Photo Credit: Dendroica Cerulea 

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is an herb native to Europe, Asia, and Africa that was introduced to North America. It is not particularly eye-catching; instead it appears as a waist-high, gray-green plant.  (See a line drawing for identification.) In its native range, it was traditionally used as a substitute for tea (when tea was extremely expensive) and as a treatment in Asian medicine. In North America, its propensity to grow in dense clumps and spread quickly makes it highly invasive, and it can take over disturbed areas quickly. Once it gets established, it is very difficult to remove.

Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 6/18/2011 10:00 AM
Categories: Invertebrates
Tags: mugwort soldier beetle Insects lady beetles wasps
 

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