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Wood affected by woodworm. Signs of woodworm usually consist of holes in the wooden item, with live infestations showing powder (faeces), known as frass, around the holes.. The size of the holes varies, but they are typically 1 to 1.5 millimetres (5 ⁄ 128 to 1 ⁄ 16 in) in diameter for the most common household species, although they can be much larger in the case of the house longhorn beet
Artemisia rhaetica Brügger. Artemisia absinthium, otherwise known as common wormwood, is a species of Artemisia native to North Africa and temperate regions of Eurasia, [4] and widely naturalized in Canada and the northern United States. [5] It is grown as an ornamental plant and is used as an ingredient in the spirit absinthe and some other ...
Description. Artemisia afra grows in clumps, with ridged, woody stems, reaching from 0.5 meters to 2 meters in height. The leaves are dark green, of soft texture, and similar in shape to fern leaves. The undersides of the leaves are a lighter green, and are covered with white bristles. Smaller side branches shoot up from the main stem.
Artemisia annua belongs to the plant family of Asteraceae and is an annual short-day plant. Its stem is erect and brownish or violet-brown. The plant itself is hairless and naturally grows from 30 to 100 cm tall, although in cultivation plants can reach a height of 200 cm. The leaves of A. annua have a length of 3–5 cm and are divided by deep ...
Artemisia vulgaris, commonly known as mugwort or common mugwort, [note 1] is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called mugwort. Mugworts have been used medicinally and as culinary herbs.
In fact, in addition to growing roots, branches and flowers, the ability to manipulate various parts of the body in useful ways is seen in a lot of plants. Ohio has 13 types of dodders
Glenn Ross Images/Getty Images. Siberian irises have pretty sword-shaped foliage and intricate-looking flowers in an array of colors ranging from yellow to pale purple to dark amethyst.
These unusual-looking flowers come in three varieties, all of which are perfect for landscape beds and cutting gardens: Plumosa, a type that looks feathery; Spicata, a type that resembles wheat ...