Pronunciation: ar-tem-EE-see-a dra-KUNG-kew-lus
Common name: Wild tarragon
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry and disturbed places to 11,000', coastal
sage scrub to montane coniferous forest, joshua tree
woodland and higher, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: August to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Artemisia
2) dracunculus