Tarragon, << TAR uh gon, >> is an aromatic herb closely related to American sagebrushes. Tarragon is widely cultivated for its leaves and young shoots, which are used as a flavoring for vinegar. Tarragon vinegar is used in preparing pickles and as a flavoring for mayonnaise, tartar sauce, and Dijon mustard.
The tarragon plant grows 2 to 5 feet (61 to 150 centimeters) high. Its narrow leaves have sharp tips. The plant bears numerous small, drooping flowers.
Tarragon thrives in prairies, plains, and rocky, barren regions. It grows wild in the western and midwestern parts of the United States, in Russia, in western Asia, and in parts of Canada and Mexico.
