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Achillea occurs as genus of astir 85 flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as milfoil. It occur inside Europe and temperate areas of Asia. Two or three develop around North America. These plants occasionally own ruffled, haired, redolent leaves.

These plants indicate big, flat clusters of little flowers at the top of the stem. These flowers may be white, yellowness, orange, pink or even red. The total of metal money come popular garden plants.

A genus was known as for the Greek mythological character Achilles. Based on data from a Illiad, Achilles' soldiers used milfoil to address wounds [http://www.killerplants.com/whats-in-a-name/20020802.asp], hence a bit of of its most common list like allheal & bloodwort.

Achillea coinage come utilized when food plants per larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bordered Pug, Common Pug, Grey Pug, Lime-speck Pug, Tawny Speckled Pug, The V-pug and Wormwood Pug.

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 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 = equivalent word of Achillea ageratum Garden Mace 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 Achillea horanszkyi Achillea huteri Achillea kelleri Achillea kotschyi Achillea lanulosa : White Yarrow Achillea ligustica : Ligurian Yarrow Achillea lingulata Achillea macrophylla : Broad-broadleaf Yarrow Achillea membranacea Achillea micrantha Achillea millefolium : Milfoil, Achillea millefolium, Allheal, Thousand-leaf, Bloodwort, Carpenter's Grass, Cammock, Green arrow, Gordoloba, Plumajillo, Sneezeweed, Epistaxis, Green Adder's Mouth, Soldier's Woundwort, Pooch Daisy, Old-human's-pepper Achillea millefolium alpicola : Most common Yarrow Achillea millefolium arenicola : Most common Yarrow Achillea millefolium borealis : Boreal Yarrow, Northern Yarrow Achillea millefolium californica : California Yarrow, American Yarrow Achillea millefolium gigantea : Giant Yarrow Achillea millefolium litoralis : Coast Yarrow Achillea millefolium megacephala : Largehead Yarrow Achillea millefolium millefolium : Most common Yarrow Achillea millefolium nigrescens : Most common Yarrow Achillea millefolium occidentalis : American Yarrow Achillea millefolium pacifica : Pacific Yarrow Achillea millefolium puberula : Most common Yarrow Achillea mongolica = equivalent word of Achillea sibirica Achillea monocephala Achillea moschata : Musk Milfoil, Outdoors 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 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 = equivalent word of Achillea millefolium alpestris Achillea sulpherea Achillea talagonica Achillea taygetea Achillea tenuifolia = equivalent word 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

Achillea ligustica
Image of this species.

Achillea millefolium
Description and uses of yarrow with photos.

Achillea millefolium
Images of entire plant, leaf, and flower.






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