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Achillea millefolium L.
common yarrow

       
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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Achillea millefolium L.

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Distribution:
Achillea millefolium L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Achillea millefolium L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 31 species in Achillea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. alpicola (Rydb.) Garrett. .
Achillea millefolium var. alpicola
common yarrow
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. arenicola (A. Heller) Nobs. .
Achillea millefolium var. arenicola
common yarrow
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.. . Image Available.
Achillea millefolium var. borealis
boreal yarrow
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. californica (Pollard) Jeps.. .
Achillea millefolium var. californica
California yarrow
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. gigantea (Pollard) Nobs. .
Achillea millefolium var. gigantea
giant yarrow
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. litoralis Ehrend. ex Nobs. .
Achillea millefolium var. litoralis
coast yarrow
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. megacephala (Raup) B. Boivin. .
Achillea millefolium var. megacephala
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. millefolium. .
Achillea millefolium var. millefolium
common yarrow
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. nigrescens E. Mey.. .
Achillea millefolium var. nigrescens
common yarrow
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. occidentalis DC.. . Image Available.
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis
western yarrow
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. pacifica (Rydb.) G.N. Jones. .
Achillea millefolium var. pacifica
Pacific yarrow
Distribution of Achillea millefolium L. var. puberula (Rydb.) Nobs. .
Achillea millefolium var. puberula
common yarrow
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Achillea millefolium L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Achillea L. – yarrow
Species Achillea millefolium L. – common yarrow
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Achillea millefolium L.

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
Achillea millefolium var. borealis
northern yarrow              Special Concern
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Achillea millefolium L.

bloodwort
carpenter's weed
common yarrow
hierba de las cortaduras
milfoil
plumajillo
Achillea lanulosa [=ACMIO]
western yarrow

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Achillea millefolium L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Achillea millefolium L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU NO UPL
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Achillea millefolium L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35423.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 7 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Achillea millefolium L.

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

Henriette's Herbal Homepage

IN-Purdue University Center for New Crops

KS-Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Poisonous Plants of North Carolina: abstract & images

SEINet-Southwest Environmental Information Network

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

USFS: Fire Effects Information System

UT-Range Plants of Utah (USU)

VA-Weed Identification Guide

WA-University of Washington Burke Museum

WI-Wisconsin Botanical Information System

 
 
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