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Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
boreal yarrow

       
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Line Drawing of Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.
Achillea borealis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 516. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.

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Synonyms:
Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.

  ACBO Achillea borealis Bong.
  ACBOT Achillea borealis Bong. ssp. typica D.D. Keck
  ACMIA3 Achillea millefolium L. ssp. atrotegula B. Boivin
  ACMIB2 Achillea millefolium L. ssp. borealis (Bong.) Breitung
  ACMIF2 Achillea millefolium L. var. fulva B. Boivin
  ACMIP3 Achillea millefolium L. var. parviligula B. Boivin
  ACMIP4 Achillea millefolium L. var. parvula B. Boivin
 

Distribution:
Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, MA, ME, MI, NH, WA), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 31 species in Achillea, 12 varieties in Achillea millefolium L.
 

Classification:
Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.

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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
Variety Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw. – boreal yarrow
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.

This plant 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:
northern yarrow              Special Concern
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.

Achillea millefolium
bloodwort
carpenter's weed
common yarrow
hierba de las cortaduras
milfoil
plumajillo

The related entities 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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.

Achillea millefolium:

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
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More Accounts and Images:
Achillea millefolium L. var. borealis (Bong.) Farw.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 526855.

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

 
 
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