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Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)

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A plant long associated with sorcery. It may look dull but from Anglo Saxon times was used to preserve youth and give protection from lightening and plague. On midsummers eve it was meant to produce a coal under its roots that would protect anyone who dug it up and kept it safe. It has also been used instead of hops to provide the bitter taste in beer and to fumigate the rooms of the sick as it gives off a slight aroma. It grows on road verges, wasteland and in fields. It flowers July to September. Here the plant is just coming into flower. Picture taken at Woods near Old Warden, Bedfordshire 25th July 2006.

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25th Sep 2006 by Diane Earl

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Biology, Science

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Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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plant flower wildlife

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