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Achillea

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Also known as yarrow, yarrows

Achillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The plants typically have frilly leaves and are known colloquially as yarrows, although this common name usually refers to A. millefolium. The genus was named after the Greek mythological character Achilles, whose soldiers were said to have used yarrow to treat their wounds; this is reflected by common names such as allheal and bloodwort. The genus is native primarily to Eurasia and North America.

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Achillea, commonly known as yarrow, is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the order Asterales and the class Magnoliopsida within the phylum Tracheophyta. The genus name commemorates the Greek hero Achilles. Its parent taxon is Anthemideae, and it has the synonym Ptarmica. The fruit type of this genus is an achene.

The native range of Achillea includes locations such as Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, the Aleutian Islands, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, and Austria. The taxon is currently accepted. Occurrence records for the genus number 2,397,245.

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Species

Yarrow

Achillea

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria
Observations recorded2,397,245

蓍属为菊科的植物，大约有85种，广泛分布在北温带的欧洲、亚洲和北美洲，多为多年生草本植物，鲜有的品种为亚灌木，叶有羽状深裂，有毛和香味；花为伞房状花序，盘状，白色、黄色、橘黄色、粉色或红色，有的品种为园艺花卉；果实为瘦果，有冠毛。部分品种可以入药，味辛，微温。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,567
With media
1,301
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
MSC, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, COLO, IBUNAM, GH, UCONN
Recorded in
United States, Canada, Switzerland, China, Ukraine, Laos, Austria, Turkey
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Research

974 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Anthemideae
Named after
Achilles
Image
Achillea ageratum corimbo.jpg
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Commons category
Achillea
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Achillea
topic's main category
Category:Achillea
taxon synonym
Ptarmica
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=72
Commons gallery
Achillea
taxon common name
rman
has fruit type
achene
PAEnflowered taxon URL
www.paenflowered.org/apgii/asterales/asteraceae/achillea
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Selected species
  • Cultivars
  • Etymology
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Ecology
  • Uses
  • Gallery
  • References

Achillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The plants typically have frilly leaves and are known colloquially as yarrows, although this common name usually refers to A. millefolium. The genus was named after the Greek mythological character Achilles, whose soldiers were said to have used yarrow to treat their wounds; this is reflected by common names such as allheal and bloodwort. The genus is native primarily to Eurasia and North America.

==Description== These plants typically have frilly, hairy, aromatic leaves. The plants show large, flat clusters of small flowers at the top of the stem. The flowers can be white, yellow, orange, pink or red and are generally visited by many insects, and are thus characterised by a generalised pollination system.

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