Smells like licorice when leaves crushed. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by troyunrau@lemmy.ca to c/plantid@mander.xyz

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[-] thererdozensofus@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago

Looks like Tarragon

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

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...

[-] feralsapiens@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] feralsapiens@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

And here is mobot treatment of A. dracunculus

[-] preciouspupp@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 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.

[-] sadbehr@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago

But what does it smell like?

[-] RosalieMorgan@readit.buzz 3 points 1 year ago

tarragon smells kinda like licorice/anise/fennel

[-] Tordoc@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

It's hard to tell from the picture, but if tarragon doesn't check out, it could be caraway?

[-] dpflug@hachyderm.io 1 points 1 year ago

@troyunrau
Looks like tarragon to me.

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