Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Back 40 Mugwort

The Rock of Repose holds back the line of advancing Common Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). This sneaked in under the fence from the Mugwort/Knotweed jungle beyond, but you can find it everywhere in the city as it advances to cover the globe. I’ll say one thing for it: fresh (and uprooted) and dried out (in winter), it does smell good.

3 responses to “Back 40 Mugwort”

  1. Elizabeth White

    I never thought of mugwort having a nice odor until I was kneeling in some today while I was trying to take a picture of something else. But you’re right – it really smelled good.

    1. In winter, dried, it’s very sachet-like.

  2. Elizabeth White

    Another way to get people to use/ weed it!

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