VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Artemisia dracunculus | Tarragon 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Tarragon has limited value as a forage species.  It may be of seasonal
importance to domestic sheep, mule deer, and other game animals [3,12].
Plants generally increase in response to grazing pressure on native
grasssland sites in Montana [18].


PALATABILITY : 
Following frost, this species becomes a preferred domestic sheep forage
in portions of Idaho and Utah; apparently the fruiting heads are highly
palatable [21].  The palatability and degree of use shown by livestock
and wildlife species for false tarragon in several western states is
rated as follows [4]:

                     CO        MT       ND        UT        WY
Cattle              Poor      Poor     Poor      Fair      Poor 
Sheep               Fair      Fair     Fair      Good      Fair   
Horses              Poor      Poor     Poor      Poor      Poor  
Pronghorn           ----      Poor     Poor      Fair      ---- 
Elk                 Poor      Poor     ----      Fair      ---- 
Mule deer           Poor      Poor     Poor      Good      ---- 
Small mammals       ----      ----     ----      Fair      ---- 
Small nongame birds ----      ----     ----      Fair      ---- 
Upland game birds   ----      ----     ----      Fair      ---- 
Waterfowl           ----      ----     ----      Poor      ---- 


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
Tarragon has been rated as fair in both energy and protein value [4].


COVER VALUE : 
The degree to which tarragon provides environmental protection during
one or more seasons for wildlife species is as follows [4]:

                        CO           ND           UT      
Pronghorn              ----         Fair         Poor       
Elk                    ----         ----         Poor 
Mule deer              ----         Fair         Poor 
White-tailed deer      ----         Poor         ---- 
Small mammals          Fair         ----         Good 
Small nongame birds    Poor         ----         Fair 
Upland game birds      ----         ----         Poor 
Waterfowl              Poor         ----         ---- 


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Tarragon is widely used as a seasoning and also as an herb for flavoring
vinegar [14].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

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