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What's this Plant?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This seems a decent wager. It matches the leaves, and is definitely aromatic. However, it smells like anise or licorice rather than what I'd expect from tarragon. Apparently there's plant called Mexican tarragon that smells like anise, but we are in the frozen wastelands of Canada and it shouldn't be able to survive here as a perennial (as this plant does). Weird hybrid maybe...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you ever smelled fresh Tarragon? It smells exactly like that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This may be my prime source of confusion. I've usually only had it dried or from the store. And as another comment indicated, the smell varies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hi @troyunrau, @thererdozensofus is most likely right.
Wild tarragon, Artemesia dracunculus (same sp. as culinary tarragon), is variable in smell/taste. In SoCal, some have no taste, I am told other pop's do.
There is a range map here for Canada and U.S., bonap.net

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But what does it smell like?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

tarragon smells kinda like licorice/anise/fennel

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@troyunrau
Looks like tarragon to me.