Mugwort Seedlings Are Emerging (Yes, Seedlings!)

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Mugwort plants spread by rhizomes. At least that’s what I was taught. But mugwort can, occasionally, produce viable seeds. When the conditions are right, the plants produce copious amounts of viable seeds. I’ve only seen them 3 times in the last 35 years but 2022 seems to have produced a bumper crop. Seedlings emerge in early spring. The small seedlings are unremarkable but if you had mugwort last year, look for the seedlings now. Control them before they establish and spread. For more information about this nuisance weed, and more photos of the seedlings, check out the fact sheet on mugwort

oval cotyledons, shallow lobed leaves

Mugwort seedlings

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Joe Neal, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionDr. Joe NealProfessor of Weed Science and Extension Specialist Call Dr. Joe Email Dr. Joe Horticultural Science
NC State Extension, NC State University
Posted on Mar 3, 2023
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