Species
Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
Varieties
1 entriesArtemisia dracunculus is a perennial with slender stems, narrow leaves and spreading rhizomes. Artemisia dracunculus has aromatic foliage.
Botanical characteristics
Seed-grown tarragon is generally marketed as Russian-type material, while French tarragon is usually maintained vegetatively. These forms differ in aroma and vigour, so a generic seed reference should not inherit the flavour description of a particular French selection.
Seed-propagated tarragon and named types
Tarragon is offered under its species seed name, without a named French cultivar designation.
At a glance
Species profile
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Artemisia dracunculus
- Common names
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- ancwyn, bylica estragon, dragon, dragon sagewort, dragon wormwood, dragoncillo, esdragon, estragon, estragão, estragón, false tarragon, french tarragon, french-tarragon, linear-leaved wormwood, pelyněk estragon, polyn estragon, russian tarragon, russisk esdragon, silky wormwood, taragon, tarragon, tarragon sagewort, tárkony, vaistinis kietis, wild tarragon
- Synonyms
- Draconia dracunculus, Oligosporus dracunculus
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Artemisia
- Species
- Artemisia dracunculus