Achillea millefoliumL. Common yarrow

Achillea millefoliumL. - Common yarrow

Scientific Description:

Height 10−100 cm. Stems obtuse-angled, woolly-pilose. Cauline leaves similar to basal, loosely pilose to densely sericeous or woolly; basal linear to lanceolate, incl. petiole (up to 5 cm) (6−)10−20 × (0.4−)l−4 cm, (2−)3-pinnatisect into linear to linear-lanceolate segments, rachis 0.5−1.5 mm, rarely toothed, ultimate segments 0.2−0.5 mm broad; median cauline 2−9 × 0.3−1.5 cm. Capitula 50−150 and more, corymbs 4−15 cm broad, peduncles 1−5 mm. Involucre oblong to ovoid, 4−5.5 × 2.5−4 mm. Phyllaries oblong to lanceolate, subacute to acute, with narrow, ± brownish scarious margins, pubescent or subglabrous. Ligules 4−6, white, 1.5−2.5 mm; disc flowers 10−20.

 

subsp. millefolium

Leaves sparingly pubescent to glabrescent, median cauline leaves 4−9 × (0.7−) l−l.5 cm; phyllaries subglabrous.

 

Flowering time: June−September.

Habitat: Mountain meadows, 500−3450 m.

 

Reference:
Huber-Morath A (1975). Achillea millefolium L.,
In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 5: 224.

Public Description:

Achillea millefolium, known as “common yarrow”, is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant with white flowers, up to 1 meter in length. The flowers and leaves are used in making some liquors. The common yarrow is traditionally used in the treatment of inflammatory gastro-intestinal disorders and hepato-biliary complaints. It is frequently found in the mildly disturbed soil of grasslands and open forests.

 

References:

Anonymous 1 (2017). https://en.wikipedia.org/Achillea_millefolium,Accessed date: 15.11.2017.

Anonymous 2 (2017). http://eol.org/pages/467225/overview,Accessed date: 15.11.2017.

Arabacı T (2012). Achillea L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 108–112.

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