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Plants
of Southern New Jersey
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Plant
Profile
Achillea
millefolium L
Common yarrow
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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below. |
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| Botanical name: |
Achillea millefolium |
| Common
name: |
Common
yarrow
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| Synonomy: |
n/a
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| Group: |
Dicot
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| Family: |
Asteraceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb
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| Duration: |
Perennial
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| Plant
height: |
1-3'
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| Foliage: |
Leaves
alternate, finely pinnately divided
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| Flower
color: |
white
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| Flower
size: |
flowerheads 1/4" across
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| Flowering/fruiting time |
June-September
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| Habitat: |
dry
uplands
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| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout
the state
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| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a
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| Distribution |
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| Misc.: |
USDA
lists as a facultative upland species.
Most yarrow is not native. It is considered
invasive by some authorities.
Yarrow was traditionally
used in European folk
medicine, to treat wounds, menstrual ailments, and bleeding
hemorrhoids. It was also used to treat fevers, colds, and stomach and
intestinal upset.
Yarrow is often used in bird and butterfly gardens. There are a number
of cultivars of yarrow as well that are used in gardening.
Achilles,
the Greek mythical figure
who used
it to stop the bleeding wounds of
his soldiers; millefolium,
thousand
leaved.
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