And here is mobot treatment of A. dracunculus
feralsapiens
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
So true. Every biologist I know has been depressed for 20+ years.
Left: Agave 'Blue Flame'. I do not know the conifer
Zones are helpful, but region will help a lot more, and also hopefully call in plant people from the area.
Sadly, not my region. ;-)
It would help people to ID if you can reply with a flower pic (yes, grasses have flowers) and a state, or at least a region. :)
If no one can ID, you can also post it to inaturalist.
Fifthing (can't second) Douglas Adams.
Especially love the Dirk Gently books. Seconding Bill Bryson.
In no particular order:
Donald E Westlake, Dortmunder series
Dave Barry, Big Trouble
*Janet Evanovich, One for the Money and etc.
Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks and etc.
Early Carl Hiassen
Hi greatwhiteBuffalo41, Thanks for this great list!
I don't actually see calscape.org(a project of cnps.org) on the list, even though your reply suggests it is there.
Would you consider calflora.org what grows here?
https://www.calflora.org/entry/wgh.html
It is great for creating hyperlocal plant lists in California.
ps am noob, idk how to dm
"there are many insects that cosplay as bees" ๐๐คฃ
So stealing this, genius!