Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Achillea millefolium
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, North America
- Habitat
- Meadow
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- White, Pink
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Medicine
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Dried yarrow stalks have long been used for divination with the ancient Chinese book I Ching.
- Its species name millefolium means thousand leaves, after its finely divided, feathery leaves.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q25408 · All plants · All entries