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Artemisia dracunculus L.

Tarragon

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

USDA Symbol: ARDR4

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Hairless, shrub-like; from short rhizome.

This is the same plant that yields the cooking herb tarragon. It is a member of the same genus as sagebrush species.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
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Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , IA , ID , IL , KS , MA , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OK , OR , SD , TX , UT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , ON , SK , YT
Native Distribution: Widely distributed; Alaska (rare) and across most of Canada; in the contiguous U.S., from the Pacific coast to the Great Lakes and Texas; also Massachusetts to New Jersey.
Native Habitat: Desert shrub communities to subalpine woods.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), AK (I?), CAN(N)

Value to Beneficial Insects

Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Texas Discovery Gardens - Dallas, TX
Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Artemisia dracunculus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Artemisia dracunculus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Artemisia dracunculus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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