Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Achillea
Species:	A. millefolium
Binomial name
	Achillea millefolium; L.
Synonyms
	Synonymy Achillea albida Willd. ; Achillea alpicola (Rydb.) Rydb. ; Achillea ambigua Boiss. ; Achillea ambigua Pollini ; Achillea anethifolia Fisch. ex Herder ; Achillea angustissima Rydb. ; Achillea arenicola A.Heller ; Achillea bicolor Wender. ; Achillea borealis Bong. ; Achillea californica Pollard ; Achillea ceretanica Sennen ; Achillea compacta Lam. ; Achillea coronopifolia Willd. ; Achillea crassifolia Colla ; Achillea cristata Hort. ex DC. ; Achillea dentifera Rchb. ; Achillea eradiata Piper ; Achillea fusca Rydb. ; Achillea gigantea Pollard ; Achillea gracilis Raf. ; Achillea haenkeana Tausch ; Achillea intermedia Schleich. ; Achillea lanata Lam. ; Achillea lanulosa Nutt. ; Achillea laxiflora A.Nelson ; Achillea laxiflora Pollard & Cockerell ; Achillea magna All. ; Achillea magna L. ; Achillea magna Haenke ; Achillea marginata Turcz. ex Ledeb. ; Achillea nabelekii Heimerl ; Achillea occidentalis (DC.) Raf. ex Rydb. ; Achillea ochroleuca Eichw. ; Achillea ossica K.Koch ; Achillea pacifica Rydb. ; Achillea palmeri Rydb. ; Achillea pecten-veneris Pollard ; Achillea pratensis Saukel & R.Länger ; Achillea pseudo-tanacetifolia Wierzb. ex Rchb. ; Achillea puberula Rydb. ; Achillea pumila Schur ; Achillea rosea Desf. ; Achillea setacea Schwein. ; Achillea sordida (W.D.J.Koch) Dalla Torre & Sarnth. ; Achillea subalpina Greene ; Achillea submillefolium Klokov & Krytzka ; Achillea sylvatica Becker ; Achillea tanacetifolia Mill. ; Achillea tenuifolia Salisb. ; Achillea tenuis Schur ; Achillea tomentosa Pursh 1813 not L. 1753 ; Achillea virgata Hort. ex DC. ; Achillios millefoliatus St.-Lag. ; Alitubus millefolium (L.) Dulac ; Alitubus tomentosus Dulac ; Chamaemelum millefolium (L.) E.H.L.Krause ; Chamaemelum tanacetifolium (All.) E.H.L.Krause ; Chamaemelum tomentosum (L.) E.H.L.Krause ; plus many more names for subspecies, forms, and varieties ;

Achillea millefolium or Yarrow is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Northern Hemisphere.^[2]

Other common names for this species include gordaldo, nosebleed plant, old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, thousand-leaf, and thousand-seal.

The plant commonly flowers from May through June. It is often found in the mildly disturbed soil of grasslands and open forests. The plant has a strong, sweet scent, similar to chrysanthemums.^[3]

It has been used as a medicinal plant.

References

Media related to Achillea millefolium at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Achillea millefolium at Wikispecies

↑ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Achillea millefolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T202909A78457012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T202909A78457012.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
↑ Maiz-Tome, Laura (8 June 2015). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Achillea millefolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
↑ Gualtiero Simonetti (1990). Stanley Schuler (ed.). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Herbs and Spices. Simon & Schuster, Inc. ISBN 0-671-73489-X.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Achillea millefolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T202909A78457012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T202909A78457012.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[2] Maiz-Tome, Laura (8 June 2015). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Achillea millefolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[S&S-3] Gualtiero Simonetti (1990). Stanley Schuler (ed.). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Herbs and Spices. Simon & Schuster, Inc. ISBN 0-671-73489-X.

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Achillea millefolium

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Achillea
Species:	A. millefolium
Binomial name
*Achillea millefolium* L.
Synonyms
Synonymy Achillea albida Willd. Achillea alpicola (Rydb.) Rydb. Achillea ambigua Boiss. Achillea ambigua Pollini Achillea anethifolia Fisch. ex Herder Achillea angustissima Rydb. Achillea arenicola A.Heller Achillea bicolor Wender. Achillea borealis Bong. Achillea californica Pollard Achillea ceretanica Sennen Achillea compacta Lam. Achillea coronopifolia Willd. Achillea crassifolia Colla Achillea cristata Hort. ex DC. Achillea dentifera Rchb. Achillea eradiata Piper Achillea fusca Rydb. Achillea gigantea Pollard Achillea gracilis Raf. Achillea haenkeana Tausch Achillea intermedia Schleich. Achillea lanata Lam. Achillea lanulosa Nutt. Achillea laxiflora A.Nelson Achillea laxiflora Pollard & Cockerell Achillea magna All. Achillea magna L. Achillea magna Haenke Achillea marginata Turcz. ex Ledeb. Achillea nabelekii Heimerl Achillea occidentalis (DC.) Raf. ex Rydb. Achillea ochroleuca Eichw. Achillea ossica K.Koch Achillea pacifica Rydb. Achillea palmeri Rydb. Achillea pecten-veneris Pollard Achillea pratensis Saukel & R.Länger Achillea pseudo-tanacetifolia Wierzb. ex Rchb. Achillea puberula Rydb. Achillea pumila Schur Achillea rosea Desf. Achillea setacea Schwein. Achillea sordida (W.D.J.Koch) Dalla Torre & Sarnth. Achillea subalpina Greene Achillea submillefolium Klokov & Krytzka Achillea sylvatica Becker Achillea tanacetifolia Mill. Achillea tenuifolia Salisb. Achillea tenuis Schur Achillea tomentosa Pursh 1813 not L. 1753 Achillea virgata Hort. ex DC. Achillios millefoliatus St.-Lag. Alitubus millefolium (L.) Dulac Alitubus tomentosus Dulac Chamaemelum millefolium (L.) E.H.L.Krause Chamaemelum tanacetifolium (All.) E.H.L.Krause Chamaemelum tomentosum (L.) E.H.L.Krause plus many more names for subspecies, forms, and varieties