Achillea
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{{Taxobox
| name = Yarrow
| image = Achillea millefolium.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = [[Yarrow]] (''[[Achillea millefolium]]'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| 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]]''<br/>
| synonyms =
''Millefolium'' <small>Mill.</small><br />
Source: ING<ref name="ing">{{cite web
| url = http://botany.si.edu/ing/INGsearch.cfm?searchword=Achillea
| title = ''Achillea''
| accessdate = 2008-05-21
| date = 2006-02-20
| format = HTML
| work = Index Nominum Genericorum
| publisher = [[International Association for Plant Taxonomy]]
}}</ref>
}}
'''''Achillea''''' 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. A number of species are popular [[garden]] plants.
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]].
== 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 armenorum''
*''[[Achillea asplenifolia]]''
*''[[Achillea atrata]]''
*''Achillea aucheri''
*''Achillea barbeyana''
*''Achillea barrelieri''
[[Image:Achillea asplenifolia1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''[[Achillea asplenifolia]]'']]
*''Achillea biebersteinii''
*''Achillea brachyphylla''
*''Achillea bulgarica''
*''Achillea cartilaginea'' : Silver Spray Yarrow
*''Achillea chrysocoma''
*''[[Achillea clavennae]]'' : Silvery Yarrow
*''[[Achillea clusiana]]''
*''Achillea clypeolata''
*''Achillea coarctata ''
*''Achillea collina''
*''Achillea cretica''
*''Achillea crithmifolia''
*''Achillea cucullata''
*Achillea decolorans = synonym of ''Achillea ageratum'' Garden Mace
[[Image:Achillea clavenae0.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Silvery Yarrow (''[[Achillea clavenae]]'')]]
*''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''
[[Image:Achilleamillefolium2web.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Yarrow (''[[Achillea millefolium]]'')]]
*''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
[[Image:Achillea ageratum corimbo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sweet Yarrow (''[[Achillea ageratum]]'')]]
*''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 taygetea''
[[Image:Achillea filipendula detalle corimbo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fernleaf Yarrow (''[[Achillea filipendula]]'')]]
*''[[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
== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://flower-jpeg.blogspot.com/2007/02/achillea.html Achillea] by Flower-JPEG - Photos and info about it
* [http://www.killerplants.com/whats-in-a-name/20020802.asp Why was yarrow named for Achilles? (killerplants.com)]
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