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Fig. 214-A. Distribution of "Western Mugwort. 



Wormwood (Artemisia biennis Willd.). 

 Description. — An aromatic, somewhat bitter, smooth annual, or 

 biennial herb, 1-3 ft. high, with leafy stems and erect branches; 



Fig. 215. Biennial Wormwood. (.Artemisia biennis). Pungent smelling herb, 



fields, woods, etc. 

 (Photographed by Colburn. ) 



