Achillea
Also known as yarrow, yarrows
Achillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The plants typically have frilly leaves and are known colloquially as yarrows, although this common name usually refers to A. millefolium. The genus was named after the Greek mythological character Achilles, whose soldiers were said to have used yarrow to treat their wounds; this is reflected by common names such as allheal and bloodwort. The genus is native primarily to Eurasia and North America.
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Achillea is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as yarrows, characterized by frilly leaves and native mainly to Eurasia and North America. The plants have a long history of medicinal use, as reflected in their traditional common names like "allheal" and "bloodwort," and the genus itself was named after the Greek hero Achilles, whose soldiers supposedly used yarrow to treat wounds.
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Species
Yarrow
Achillea
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria
蓍属为菊科的植物，大约有85种，广泛分布在北温带的欧洲、亚洲和北美洲，多为多年生草本植物，鲜有的品种为亚灌木，叶有羽状深裂，有毛和香味；花为伞房状花序，盘状，白色、黄色、橘黄色、粉色或红色，有的品种为园艺花卉；果实为瘦果，有冠毛。部分品种可以入药，味辛，微温。
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Research
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10 sectionsContents
- Description
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- Selected species
- Cultivars
- Etymology
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
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Achillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The plants typically have frilly leaves and are known colloquially as yarrows, although this common name usually refers to A. millefolium. The genus was named after the Greek mythological character Achilles, whose soldiers were said to have used yarrow to treat their wounds; this is reflected by common names such as allheal and bloodwort. The genus is native primarily to Eurasia and North America.
==Description== These plants typically have frilly, hairy, aromatic leaves. The plants show large, flat clusters of small flowers at the top of the stem. The flowers can be white, yellow, orange, pink or red and are generally visited by many insects, and are thus characterised by a generalised pollination system.