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Artemisia dracunculus L.
Tarragon
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.
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)
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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Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff
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