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Taxon  Report  
Artemisia dracunculus  L.
Herbaceous sagewort,   Pinon wormwood,   Tarragon,   Wild tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Genus: Artemisia
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: DERMATITIS

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSArtemisia dracunculoides var. dracunculina
PLANTSArtemisia dracunculoides
PLANTSArtemisia dracunculus ssp. glauca
PLANTSArtemisia dracunculus var. glauca
PLANTSArtemisia glauca var. dracunculina
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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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 10/05/2022).