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Tarragon
Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Northern Hemisphere
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Tarragon is a perennial herb that grows in wild patches across Eurasia and America. Its roots secrete chemicals that prevent other nearby plants from taking hold in its soil.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia
Species
Artemisia dracunculus