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Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Tarragon
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Artemisia dracunculoides, Artemisia dracunculoides var. dracunculina, Artemisia dracunculus ssp. glauca, Artemisia dracunculus var. glauca, Artemisia glauca, Artemisia glauca var. dracunculina, Oligosporus dracunculus, Oligosporus dracunculus ssp. dracunculinus, Oligosporus dracunculus ssp. glaucus
USDA Symbol: ardr4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N)
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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Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom 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 , WYCanada: 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.
Value to Beneficial Insects
Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native BeesThis 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 on display at the following locations:Texas Discovery Gardens - Dallas, TX
Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR
Additional resources
USDA: Find Artemisia dracunculus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Artemisia dracunculus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Artemisia dracunculus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff