Question: what is the difference between french tarragon and russian tarragon?
Answer: French tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus var. ... Russian tarragon (Artemisia dracunculoides) is very closely related to French tarragon but has no flavor. The Russian species is larger, coarser, and has no culinary merit. It may simply be a genetic mutation of French tarragon, as an experience I once had suggests.