Tarragon, False Tarragon, Green Sagewort

Artemesia dracunculus L.

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

▲ ▼   mature plants

▲ flowering stem

Tarragon, False Tarragon, Green Sagewort:  (pp. 76-77 in Weeds of the Great Plains; not in Weeds of the Northeast)

·         native, simple perennial species with bright green, linear leaves; grows 1.5-3 feet tall

·         often with many upright branches that are stiff, stemmy (not palatable)

·         flowers tiny, green, in axils of leaves

·         may be toxic if consumed by livestock in great quantity

·         is used as the tarragon cooking herb