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Section Achillea
Achillea
Achillea /ækɪˈliːə/ is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, known colloquially as yarrows. The plants typically have frilly leaves. The common name "yarrow" 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.
43 branches of this group, most-observed first
Fern-leaf Yarrow
speciesAchillea filipendulina
Noble Yarrow
speciesAchillea nobilis
Sweet Yarrow
speciesAchillea ageratum
Arabian yarrow
speciesAchillea arabica
Achillea micrantha
speciesAchillea micrantha
Yellow Milfoil
speciesAchillea tomentosa
Southern Yarrow
speciesAchillea ligustica
Cream-flowered Sneezewort
speciesAchillea odorata
Achillea ochroleuca
speciesAchillea ochroleuca
moonshine yarrow
speciesAchillea clypeolata
Fine-leaved Yarrow
speciesAchillea leptophylla
Achillea crithmifolia
speciesAchillea crithmifolia
Achillea coarctata
speciesAchillea coarctata
Achillea holosericea
speciesAchillea holosericea
Andorran Milfoil
speciesAchillea chamaemelifolia
Achillea virescens
speciesAchillea virescens
Achillea × submicrantha
hybridAchillea × submicrantha
Achillea grandifolia
speciesAchillea grandifolia
Achillea taygetea
speciesAchillea taygetea
Achillea chrysocoma
speciesAchillea chrysocoma
Achillea glaberrima
speciesAchillea glaberrima
Achillea aegyptiaca
speciesAchillea aegyptiaca
Achillea kotschyi
speciesAchillea kotschyi
Achillea micranthoides
speciesAchillea micranthoides
Achillea alexandri-regis
speciesAchillea alexandri-regis
Achillea baldaccii
speciesAchillea baldaccii
Achillea × bronchalensis
hybridAchillea × bronchalensis
Achillea × dragomanii
hybridAchillea × dragomanii
Achillea × huber-morathii
hybridAchillea × huber-morathii
Achillea × illiczevskyi
hybridAchillea × illiczevskyi
Achillea × joannis
hybridAchillea × joannis
Achillea × nyaradyana
hybridAchillea × nyaradyana
Achillea × rozaliae
hybridAchillea × rozaliae
Achillea × schroeteri
hybridAchillea × schroeteri
Achillea × subtaurica
hybridAchillea × subtaurica
Achillea × tymphaea
hybridAchillea × tymphaea
Achillea × tzvelevii
hybridAchillea × tzvelevii
Achillea stojanoffii
speciesAchillea stojanoffii
Achillea × javorkae
hybridAchillea × javorkae
Achillea tianschanica
speciesAchillea tianschanica
Achillea × wagneri
hybridAchillea × wagneri
Achillea absinthoides
speciesAchillea absinthoides
Achillea cappadocica
speciesAchillea cappadocica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.145
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.205
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.673
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.393
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.671
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.548
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.541
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.665
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.293
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.610
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1179
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1243
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Achillea in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1574425.