Page authors: Don Knoke, David Giblin
Artemisia dracunculus
dragon sagewort, tarragon, dragon wormwood
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Great Plains and Great Lakes region.

Habitat: Sagebrush desert to ponderosa pine forest openings at middle elevations.

Flowers: July-October

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Wind

Description:
General:

Nearly odorless to strongly odorous perennial herb, usually glabrous, from a stout rhizome, the several stems 5-15 dm. tall.

Leaves:

Leaves linear or broadly linear, 3-8 cm. long and 2-10 mm. wide, entire, or a few cleft, the lower generally deciduous.

Flowers:

Inflorescence an ample panicle; involucre 2-4 mm. high, imbricate and dry; corollas all tubular, yellowish, the outer pistillate and fertile, the inner sterile with abortive ovary; receptacle naked; pappus none.

Fruits:

Achenes glabrous.

Accepted Name:
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 849. 1753.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
Artemisia dracunculus L. ssp. dracunculus
Artemisia dracunculus L. var. dracunculus [HC]
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Artemisia dracunculus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Artemisia dracunculus checklist entry

OregonFlora: Artemisia dracunculus information

E-Flora BC: Artemisia dracunculus atlas page

CalPhotos: Artemisia dracunculus photos

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