Artemisia dracunculus

Artemisia dracunculus is toxic to cats, dogs and horses. The reported severity is mild. Also known as Tarragon.

dogs cats horses

Mild Moderate Severe Critical

If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.

Symptoms to watch for

Vomiting Diarrhea

The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.

About

Tarragon, 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.

Common Names

  • Tarragon

Also recorded as French tarragon, Russian tarragon, dragon sagewort, dragon wormwood, false tarragon and green sagewort.

Facts

Family
Asteraceae
Duration
Perennial
Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Native to
Ningxia, North Caucasus, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Alaska, Inner Mongolia, Liechtenstein, Colorado
In the wild
US, RU, FR, DE, CA, CN + more
Source
Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elsewhere

Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.