Taxonomy fact sheet: Achillea millefolium  L. Accepted name

Nomenclature

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae Browse at kingdom-level
Order Asterales Link. Browse at order-level
Family Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl. Browse at family-level
Genus Achillea L. Browse at genus-level
Section
Species Achillea millefolium L. Browse at species-level
Subspecies
Variety
Form
Cultivar
Strain

Binomial synonyms

No alternative names for this entry in the database.


Common names

Common name Language
Common yarrow English
Yarrow
Siankärsämö Finnish
Achillée French
Achillée mille-feuille
Achillenkraut German
Milfohas Spanish
Milfullas
Milhojas

Genealogy

Genetics

Chromosome pairs No chromosome pair counts stored.
Parentage background No parentage background information stored.
Ploidy level No ploidy level information stored.
Species identifier DNA No species identifier DNA information stored.

Subspecies


Distribution

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Macromorphology

No macroscopic morphology entries for this entry in the database.

Chemicals


Images

Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium

Color swatches

Yarrow (1)

Natural white wool2 , alum 12%, cream of tartar 5%

Details

Yarrow (2)

Natural white wool2 , alum 12%, cream of tartar 5%

Details

References

  1. A. Kurtto, R. Lampinen, M. Piirainen, and P. Uotila, Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. Helsinki.. Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS, 2019
  2. M. Dias, L. Barros, M. Duenas, E. Pereira, A. Carvalho, M. Oliveira, C. Santos-Buelga, and I. Ferreira, "Chemical composition of wild and commercial Achillea millefolium L. and bioactivity of the methanolic extract, infusion and decoction.," Food Chemistry , vol. 141 , no. 4 , pp. 4152–4160 , DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.07.018 .
  3. T. Lim, Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Flowers.. Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York, 2014 , DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7395-0
  4. B. Mossberg, and L. Stenberg, Suuri pohjolan kasvio. Suom. Vuokko, Seppo & Väre, Henry.. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, 2005