Achillea ageratum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Achillea |
| Species: | A. ageratum
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| Achillea ageratum | |
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Achillea ageratum, also known as sweet yarrow,[2] sweet-Nancy,[3] English mace or sweet maudlin, is a flowering plant in the sunflower family, native to Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, England, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Croatia and Romania) and Morocco.[4] It is cultivated in many places for its pleasant fragrance and sparingly naturalized in a few places outside its native range.[5]
In the Middle Ages it was used as a strewing herb to repel insects such as moths, lice and ticks and spread a good smell in private rooms.[6]
References
- ^ The Plant List Achillea ageratum L.
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Achillea ageratum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Achillea ageratum L." Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York
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