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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Achillea
Species
many, see text Download high resolution version (1024x768, 364 KB)Achillea millefolium2. ... Binomial name Achillea millefolium L. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a common herb found throughout North America and Europe. ... This page is about the plant named Yarrow. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families See text The Asterales are an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants which include the composite family Asteraceae (sunflowers and daisies) and its related families. ... Genera many, see list The aster or sunflower family (Family Asteraceae or, alternatively Family Compositae) is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ...

Achillea is a genus of about 85 flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae, commonly referred to as yarrow. They occur in Europe and temperate areas of Asia. A few grow in North America. These plants typically have frilly, hairy, aromatic leaves. Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Genera many, see list The aster or sunflower family (Family Asteraceae or, alternatively Family Compositae) is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ... Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... World map showing Asia (geographically) Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia, and the worlds largest continent. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ...

These plants show large, flat clusters of small flowers at the top of the stem. These flowers can be white, yellow, orange, pink or red. A number of species are popular garden plants. Wildflowers Flower (Latin flos, floris; French fleur), a term popularly used for the bloom or blossom of a plant, is the reproductive structure of those plants classified as angiosperms (flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England Checkered flower bed in Tours, France Youll find it near, youll find it far. ...

The genus was named for the Greek mythological character Achilles. According to the Illiad, Achilles' soldiers used yarrow to treat wounds [1], hence some of its common names such as allheal and bloodwort. Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... For other uses, see Achilles (disambiguation). ... The Iliad (Greek Ἰλιάς, Ilias) tells part of the story of the siege of the city of Ilium, i. ...

Achillea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bordered Pug, Common Pug, Grey Pug, Lime-speck Pug, Tawny Speckled Pug, The V-pug and Wormwood Pug. A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About... Binomial name Eupithecia succenturiata Linnaeus, 1758 The Bordered Pug (Eupithecia succenturiata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809 The Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809 The Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Eupithecia centaureata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Eupithecia icterata de Villers, 1789 The Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Chloroclystis v-ata Haworth, 1809 The V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759 The Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ...

Species

• Achillea abrotanoides
• Achillea ageratifolia : Balkan Yarrow, Greek Yarrow
• Achillea ageratum : Sweet Yarrow
• Achillea albicaulis
• Achillea aleppica
• Achillea ambrosiaca
• Achillea armenorum
• Achillea asplenifolia
• Achillea atrata
• Achillea aucheri
• Achillea barbeyana
• Achillea barrelieri

Achillea asplenifolia

• Achillea biebersteinii
• Achillea brachyphylla
• Achillea bulgarica
• Achillea cartilaginea : Silver Spray Yarrow
• Achillea chrysocoma
• Achillea clavennae : Silvery Yarrow
• Achillea clusiana
• Achillea clypeolata
• Achillea coarctata
• Achillea collina
• Achillea cretica
• Achillea crithmifolia
• Achillea cucullata
• Achillea decolorans = synonym of Achillea ageratum Garden Mace

Silvery Yarrow (Achillea clavenae)

• Achillea depressa
• Achillea distans : Alps Yarrow
• Achillea erba-rotta : Musk Milfoil
• Achillea falcata
• Achillea filipendulina Fernleaf Yarrow
• Achillea fraasii : Filigree Yarrow
• Achillea fragantissima
• Achillea lewisii
• Achillea goniocephala
• Achillea grandiflora
• Achillea griseovirens
• Achillea gypsicola
• Achillea holosericea

Purple yarrow

White yarrow

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

• Achillea horanszkyi
• Achillea huteri
• Achillea kelleri
• Achillea kotschyi
• Achillea lanulosa : White Yarrow
• Achillea ligustica : Ligurian Yarrow
• Achillea lingulata
• Achillea macrophylla : Broad-leaved Yarrow
• Achillea membranacea
• Achillea micrantha
• Achillea millefolium : Milfoil, Yarrow, Allheal, Thousand-leaf, Bloodwort, Carpenter's Grass, Cammock, Green arrow, Gordoloba, Plumajillo, Sneezeweed, Nosebleed, Green Adder's Mouth, Soldier's Woundwort, Dog Daisy, Old-man's-pepper
  • Achillea millefolium alpicola : Common Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium arenicola : Common Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium borealis : Boreal Yarrow, Northern Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium californica : California Yarrow, Western Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium gigantea : Giant Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium litoralis : Coast Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium megacephala : Largehead Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium millefolium : Common Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium nigrescens : Common Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium occidentalis : Western Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium pacifica : Pacific Yarrow
  • Achillea millefolium puberula : Common Yarrow
• Achillea mongolica = synonym of Achillea sibirica
• Achillea monocephala
• Achillea moschata : Musk Milfoil, Forest Lady's Herb
• Achillea nana : Dwarf Alpine Yarrow
• Achillea nobilis : Noble Yarrow, Creamy Yarrow
• Achillea ochroleuca
• Achillea odorata
• Achillea oxyloba
• Achillea oxyodonta
• Achillea pannonica
• Achillea phrygia
• Achillea ptarmica : Sneezewort, Sneezeweed, Seezewort Yarrow, Bachelor's Buttons

Sweet Yarrow (Achillea ageratum)

• Achillea pyrenaica
• Achillea roseo-alba
• Achillea rupestris
• Achillea santolina
• Achillea schischkinii
• Achillea sedelmeyeriana
• Achillea setacea
• Achillea sibirica : Siberian Yarrow
• Achillea sintenisii
• Achillea sipikorensis
• Achillea sudetica = synonym of Achillea millefolium alpestris
• Achillea sulpherea
• Achillea talagonica
• Achillea taygetea

Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendula)

• Achillea tenuifolia = synonym of Achillea millefolium millefolium
• Achillea tomentosa : Woolly Yarrow
• Achillea tzsonii
• Achillea umbellata
• Achillea vermicularis
• Achillea vermiculata
• Achillea virescens
• Achillea wilhelmsii
• Achillea wilsoniana : Wilson's Yarrow

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References

• Why was yarrow named for Achilles? (killerplants.com)

External links

Section Herbal information

• Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) HerbMed
• Yarrow Herbalist David Hoffmann @ Health World

Section Eclectic herbal information

• Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) King's American Dispensatory @ Henriette's Herbal
• Yarrow Mrs. Grieve's "A Modern Herbal" @ Botanical.com