Artemisia dracunculus Linnaeus. Subgenus: Dracucunculus. Tarragon, Silky Wormwood, Dragon Wormwood. Phen: Jun-Oct. Hab: Dry, open areas. Dist: ON west to AK, south to IL, MO, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA, and Mexico; Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The currently fashionable acceptance of A. dracunculus as an indivisible species of circumboreal distribution needs reassessment.
Synonymy: = C, FNA19, G, GrPl, Il, K3, K4, Mo2, NY, Ok; > Artemisia dracunculus L. ssp. glauca (Pall. ex Willd.) Hall & Clemants – NE; > Artemisia glauca Pall. ex Willd. var. dracunculina (S.Watson) Blake – F; > Artemisia glauca Pall. ex Willd. var. glauca – F; > Oligosporus dracunculus (L.) Poljakov ssp. dracunculinus (S.Watson) W.A.Weber; > Oligosporus dracunculus (L.) Poljakov ssp. glaucus (Pall. ex Willd.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
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