Artemisia dracunculus
Estragon, Tarragon, False Tarragon, French Tarragon, Green Sagewort, Russian Tarragon, Silky Wormwood, Wild Tarragon, Wormwood, Dragon Sagewort, Dragon Wormwood, French-tarragon, Linear-leaved Wormwood, Tarragon Sagewort, Dragan, Ba’sibûgûk’ (O’gima’wûck), Artemisia dracunculus
Description
Aromatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the botanical family of the Compositae along with calendula, chamomile, stevia but also artichoke and lettuce; widely used for its leaves with a strong aroma and flavour with spicy overtones. With a bushy habit and abundant branching, it is easy to grow in open fields, flowerbeds and pots in sunny positions sheltered from the wind.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Artemisia
- Species
- Artemisia dracunculus
Synonyms (2)
- Draconia dracunculus
- Oligosporus dracunculus
