Species Detail Forb

Flower spike		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Artemisia dracunculus - tarragon Synonyms: Artemisia glauca, Oligosporus dracunculus Other Common Names: false tarragon Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Asteraceae
Flower spike


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: This plant has a woody caudex (stem) with horizontal rhizomes and can be almost odorless. This is not the species used for culinary purposes.
Identification notes: Disc florets functionally staminate (not setting fruits), corollas subglobose (inflated but less than spherical).
Height: 1-1/2 to 3 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Open meadows, dry areas, moist drainages and roadsides.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3500 - 9000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Yellow Shape: Daisy or dandelion-like in elongated clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Jul - Nov
Description: Long stalks of 10 to 30 flowerheads; each flowerhead has up to 40 florets.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Pinnatifid Leaf Margin: Lobed Leaf Attachment: Basal and alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Basal leaves are pinnatifid and lobed while upper leaves are narrow and alternate. Stems are many, stiff, erect and brown.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Light brown
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Small with a smooth surface.


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