Achillea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Achillea (disambiguation).

Yarrow

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Achillea L.

Species

many, see text

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.

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.

The genus was named for the Greek mythological character Achilles. According to the Iliad, Achilles' soldiers used yarrow to treat wounds [1], 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.

[edit] Species

Achillea abrotanoides
Achillea ageratifolia : Balkan Yarrow, Greek Yarrow
Achillea aegyptiaca: Egyptian Yarrow
Achillea ageratum : Sweet Yarrow, Sweet Nancy, English Mace
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