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Medford, New Jersey, United States (Google, OSM)
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Nobody seems to bother with these common roadside species, but I think they're lovely. Anyway, somebody's got to submit them to the Field Guide group!

The bright green leaves in the background are ferns, but the dark green feathery one at the top right is the yarrow.

Mar. 31, 2012 00:47:07 -0400
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Common Yarrow - Photo (c) Steve Guttman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
anita363's ID: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Posted by anita363 about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Common Yarrow - Photo (c) Steve Guttman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
barbarab's ID: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Posted by barbarab about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Common Yarrow - Photo (c) Steve Guttman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
charlie's ID: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Posted by charlie about 1 year ago (Flag)
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I think this is actually native to eastern North America, is it not? It just seems introduced because it is a ruderal and likes disturbance..

Posted by charlie about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Thanks for your note. Hmm, looks like a complicated question. Newcomb's just lists it as introduced. PLANTS, however, lists several subspecies, some native but the nominate not -- and those divisions are themselves not recognized by all authorities. I assume it's not possible to tell which this is (don't think I have macros of the stem, leaves etc, even if that would help). Maybe I should remove it from Introduced Species project ...

Posted by anita363 about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Common Yarrow - Photo (c) Steve Guttman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
anita363's ID: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Common Yarrow - Photo (c) Steve Guttman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
barbarab's ID: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
charlie agrees

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