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Achillea millefolium L.
common yarrow

   
Symbol: ACMI2
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    NI
AK    N
HI    I
CAN    NI
GL    N
SPM    NI



   
Common Names:
  milenrama
  milfoil
Photograph of Achillea millefolium L.
©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001.
 
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Distribution by State:
Achillea millefolium L.

Distributional Map for Achillea millefolium L.
Distribution Map Legend

Achillea millefolium L. distribution:
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)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Achillea millefolium L.

477 genera in Asteraceae, 31 species in Achillea
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
Related Taxa Legend
 

Classification:
Achillea millefolium L.

     
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.

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.

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 some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

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

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Achillea millefolium L.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35423.

 

 

 

 
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