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otherusesitalictitletaxobox|name = Yarrow|image = Achillea millefolium.jpg|image_caption = Yarrow ( Achillea millefolium )|regnum = Plantae |unranked_divisio = Angiosperms |unranked_classis = Eudicots |unranked_ordo = Asterids |ordo = Asterales |familia = Asteraceae |subfamilia = Asteroideae |tribus = Anthemideae |genus = Achillea |genus_authority = Carolus Linnaeus|L. |type_species = Achillea tenuifolia Lam.|subdivision_ranks = Species|subdivision = #List of species|See text |synonyms = Millefolium Mill. Source: INGcite web | url = http://botany.si.edu/ing/INGsearch.cfm? searchword=Achillea | title = Achillea | accessdate = 2008-05-21 | date = 2006-02-20 | work = Index Nominum Genericorum | publisher = International Association for Plant Taxonomy
| Achillea (IPAc-en|icon|ę|k|?|'|l|i?|?) Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607 is a genus of about 85 flowering plant s, 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 Leaf|leaves .
These plants show large, flat clusters of small flower s at the top of the stem. These flowers can be white, yellow, orange, pink or red.
The genus was named for the Greek mythology|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 larva e of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Achillea .
Cultivation
A number of species are popular garden plants. Hybrids such as Coronation Gold and Moonshine are yellow varieties.
Species
Achillea abrotanoides
Achillea acuminate (Ldb.)Sch.Bip.
Achillea ageratifolia : Balkan Yarrow, Greek Yarrow
Achillea aegyptiaca : Egyptian Yarrow
Achillea ageratum : Sweet Yarrow, Sweet Nancy, English Mace
