common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Family 3
Asteraceae
Description 4
General: Sunflower Family (Asteraceae). Common yarrow is a perennial herb that produces one to several stems (2-10 dm tall) from a fibrous underground horizontal rootstock (rhizome). It is known to be both native and introduced. Leaves are evenly distributed along the stem, with the leaves near the middle and bottom of the stem being the largest. The leaves have varying degrees of hairiness (pubescence). Leaf blades are lanceolate in outline, but bipinnately dissected. Overall leaf dimensions range from 0.5-3 cm wide by 3-15 cm long. The flower heads (inflorescence) have a flattened dome shape corymbiform (2.5-4 mm thick by 4-5 mm high) with approximately 10-20 ray flowers. The flowers are whitish to yellowish-white. The plant commonly persists from May through June.
Distribution: For current distribution, please consult the Plant Profile page for this species on the PLANTS Web site.
Habitat: The plant is frequently found in the mildly disturbed soil of grasslands and open forests.
Community 3
meadows
Flowering 3
April - August
Ethnobotany 3
Costanoan Drug (Dermatological Aid, Gastrointestinal Aid, Toothache Remedy)
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 25)
Mahuna Drug (Toothache Remedy) Romero, John Bruno 1954 The Botanical Lore of the California Indians. New York. Vantage Press, Inc. (p. 24)
Mendocino Indian Drug (Analgesic, Dermatological Aid, Eye Medicine,Gastrointestinal Aid, Orthopedic Aid, Tuberculosis Remedy) Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 391)
Paiute Drug (Analgesic, Cold Remedy, Dermatological Aid, Eye Medicine, Orthopedic Aid, Toothache Remedy, Cold Remedy, Cough Medicine, Diaphoretic Kidney Aid, Throat Aid) Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 128)
Garden Location 3
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Associated species 3
provides nectar for butterflies in the Family Lycaenidae
native bees consume pollen and nectar
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