Achillea
Achillea (pronounced /ækɨˈliːə/) is a genus of about 85 flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae, commonly referred to as yarrow. They occur in Europe and temperate areas of Asia. A few grow in North America. These plants typically have frilly, hairy, aromatic leaves.
These plants show large, flat clusters of small flowers at the top of the stem. These flowers can be white, yellow, orange, pink or red. A number of species are popular garden plants.
The genus was named for the Greek mythological character Achilles. According to the Iliad, Achilles' soldiers used yarrow to treat wounds [http://www.killerplants.com/whats-in-a-name/20020802.asp], hence some of its common names such as allheal and bloodwort.
Achillea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Achillea.
Species
Achillea abrotanoides
Achillea ageratifolia : Balkan Yarrow, Greek Yarrow
Achillea aegyptiaca: Egyptian Yarrow
Achillea ageratum : Sweet Yarrow, Sweet Nancy, English Mace
Achillea albicaulis
Achillea aleppica
Achillea ambrosiaca
Achillea arabica
Achillea armenorum
Achillea asplenifolia
Achillea atrata
Achillea aucheri
Achillea barbeyana
Achillea barrelieri
Achillea biebersteinii
Achillea brachyphylla
Achillea bulgarica
Achillea cartilaginea : Silver Spray Yarrow
Achillea chrysocoma
Achillea clavennae : Silvery Yarrow
Achillea clusiana
Achillea clypeolata x tagetea - Moonshine Yarrow
Achillea coarctata
Achillea collina
Achillea cretica
Achillea crithmifolia
Achillea cucullata
Achillea decolorans = synonym of Achillea ageratum Garden Mace
Achillea depressa
Achillea distans : Alps Yarrow
Achillea erba-rotta : Musk Milfoil
Achillea falcata
Achillea filipendulina Fernleaf Yarrow
Achillea fraasii : Filigree Yarrow
Achillea fragantissima
Achillea lewisii
Achillea goniocephala
Achillea grandiflora
Achillea griseovirens
Achillea gypsicola
Achillea holosericea
Achillea horanszkyi
Achillea huteri
Achillea kelleri
Achillea kotschyi
Achillea lanulosa : White Yarrow
Achillea ligustica : Ligurian Yarrow
Achillea lingulata
Achillea macrophylla : Broad-leaved Yarrow
Achillea membranacea
Achillea micrantha
Achillea millefolium : Milfoil, Yarrow, Allheal, Thousand-leaf, Bloodwort, Carpenter's Grass, Cammock, Green arrow, Gordoloba, Plumajillo, Sneezeweed, Nosebleed, Green Adder's Mouth, Soldier's Woundwort, Dog Daisy, Old-man's-pepper
Achillea monocephala
Achillea moschata : Musk Milfoil, Forest Lady's Herb
Achillea nana : Dwarf Alpine Yarrow
Achillea nobilis : Noble Yarrow, Creamy Yarrow
Achillea ochroleuca
Achillea odorata
Achillea oxyloba
Achillea oxyodonta
Achillea pannonica
Achillea phrygia
Achillea ptarmica : Sneezewort, Sneezeweed, Seezewort Yarrow, Bachelor's Buttons
Achillea pyrenaica
Achillea roseo-alba
Achillea rupestris
Achillea santolina
Achillea schischkinii
Achillea sedelmeyeriana
Achillea setacea
Achillea sibirica : Siberian Yarrow
Achillea sintenisii
Achillea sipikorensis
Achillea sulpherea
Achillea talagonica
Achillea tagetea
Achillea tenuifolia Lam.
Achillea santolina L.
Achillea tomentosa : Woolly Yarrow
Achillea tzsonii
Achillea umbellata
Achillea vermicularis
Achillea vermiculata
Achillea virescens
Achillea wilhelmsii
Achillea wilsoniana : Wilson's Yarrow
Toxicity studies
Please help to expand
Translation
The word "Achillea" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Albanian.
Translation(s) in other languages: Arabic: أخيليا, Danish: Røllike, German: Schafgarben, Esperanto: Akileo, French: Achillée, Lithuanian: Kraujažolė, Dutch: Duizendblad (geslacht), Japanese: ノコギリソウ属, Polish: Krwawnik, Russian: Тысячелистник, Slovenian: Rman, Finnish: Kärsämöt, Swedish: Röllikesläktet, Vietnamese: Chi Cỏ thi, Chinese: 蓍屬.
|
