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tarragon

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Also known as Artemisia dracunculus

Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), also known as estragon, is a species of perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread in the wild across much of Eurasia and North America and is cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes.

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Tarragon is a perennial herb native to Eurasia and North America that belongs to the same plant family as daisies and sunflowers. It is grown and used by people around the world for cooking and for its medicinal properties.

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Species

Tarragon

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FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Baltic States, Belarus, Borneo, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia
Observations9,785

龍蒿（学名：Artemisia dracunculus）又稱香艾菊、狭叶青蒿、蛇蒿、椒蒿、青蒿、他拉根香草，菊科多年生草本植物，原產於西伯利亞和西亞。阿拉伯人統治西班牙時期，才引入歐洲。中文圈裡，俗誤稱為茵陳蒿。

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Parent taxon
Artemisia
Image
Artemisia dracunculus1.jpg
Has use
spice
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Commons category
Artemisia dracunculus
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Artemisia dracunculus
Commons gallery
Artemisia dracunculus
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=4282
taxon common name
pehtran
taxon range
Myanmar
short name
A. dracunculus
taxon author citation
L.
external data available at URL
www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e
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  • Cultivation
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  • Uses
  • Culinary use
  • Chemistry
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Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), also known as estragon, is a species of perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread in the wild across much of Eurasia and North America and is cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes.

One subspecies, Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa, is cultivated to use the leaves as an aromatic culinary herb. In some other subspecies, the characteristic aroma is largely absent. Informal names for distinguishing the variations include "French tarragon" (best for culinary use) and "Russian tarragon".

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