A . Culinary or French tarragon is Artemisia dracunculus Sativa, a selection of A . dracunculus, Russian tarragon, discovered centuries ago.
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The International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculus Eradication ( ICCDE ) has certified 198 countries, territories, and other WHO represented areas.
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Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea worm disease, is a painful and disabling parasitic disease caused by a worm, " Dracunculus medinensis ".
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An eighth extinct species, " T . dracunculus ", is known from middle-Miocene-aged strata from Piemonte, Italy.
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One sub-species, " Artemisia dracunculus var . sativa ", is cultivated for use of the leaves as an aromatic culinary herb.
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"Dracunculus medinensis ", a parasitic worm which causes the disease dracunculiasis, is now close to eradication thanks to efforts led by the Carter Center.
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"P . dracunculus " was discovered from an artificial well in the village of Rio Pardo, located in the drainage area of the Amazon basin ).
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Robert Morison, the first professor of botany at Oxford University, called the purple coneflower Bite of the Devil and named it Dracunculus virginianus, the Little Dragon of Virginia.
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In 2011 only four countries still had the human-infecting " Dracunculus medinensis " and of these, Ghana, Ethiopia and Mali have nearly eliminated it.
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While French tarragon ( Artemisia dracunculus Sativa ) adds its wonderful aroma and delicate aniselike flavor to chicken, sauces and green beans, Russian tarragon ( Artemisia dracunculus ) smells more of leather and balsam, and is charitably described as being unpalatable.
