Calflora: Artemisia dracunculus

Calflora

Taxon Report 709

Artemisia dracunculus L.

Herbaceous sagewort, Pinon wormwood, Tarragon, Wild tarragon

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Artemisia dracunculus, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	ASTERACEAE
Genus:	Artemisia

Communities:	Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Valley Grassland, Joshua Tree Woodland
Toxicity:	DERMATITIS [California Poison Control System 2010]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Artemisia dracunculoides var. dracunculina
PLANTS:	Artemisia dracunculoides
PLANTS:	Artemisia dracunculus ssp. glauca
PLANTS:	Artemisia dracunculus var. glauca
PLANTS:	Artemisia glauca var. dracunculina
PLANTS:	Artemisia glauca
PLANTS:	Oligosporus dracunculus ssp. dracunculinus
PLANTS:	Oligosporus dracunculus ssp. glaucus
PLANTS:	Oligosporus dracunculus

More information about Artemisia dracunculus


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (ARDR4)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 13, 2017).

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