Achillea
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| Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Anthemideae |
| Genus: | Achillea L. |
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| Achillea tenuifolia Lam. |
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Millefolium Mill. |
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Achillea (
/ækɨˈliːə/)[2] 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.
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.
The genus was named for the Greek mythological character Achilles. According to the Iliad, Achilles' soldiers used yarrow to treat their wounds,[3] hence some of its common names such as allheal and bloodwort.
Achillea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Achillea.
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[edit] Cultivation
A number of species are popular garden plants. Hybrids such as Coronation Gold and Moonshine are yellow varieties.
[edit] List of species
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Gordoloba, Plumajillo, Sneezeweed, Nosebleed, Green Adder's Mouth, Soldier's Woundwort, Dog Daisy, Old-man's-pepper
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Hybrids
- Achillea filipendulina x A. clypeolata - Coronation Gold
- Achillea clypeolata x A. tagetea - Moonshine Yarrow
[edit] Toxicity studies
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[edit] References
- ^ "Achillea". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2006-02-20. http://botany.si.edu/ing/INGsearch.cfm?searchword=Achillea. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ^ Jalali, Farnood Shokouhi Sabet; Tajik, Hossein, Hadian, Mojtaba (2010). "Efficacy of topical application of alcoholic extract of yarrow in the healing process of experimental burn wounds in rabbit". Comparative Clinical Pathology. doi:10.1007/s00580-010-1081-7.
[edit] External links
Media related to Achillea at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Achillea at Wikispecies
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