Artemisia dracunculus L.

Common name: Tarragon

Family: Asteraceae (the sunflower family)

Native widespread on disturbed sites in the northern hemisphere

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Plant with flower stalks

Plant in spring (March)

Close-up of leaf

Close-up of flower heads

Close-up of phyllaries

Dissected flower head

Individual flowers with inferior ovaries

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Images, distribution and species description from the Berkeley Digital Library & the Jepson Manual

Information from the CalFlora database