Like common yarrow, only red
On a sloped grassland next to a newly restored wetland area. Full sun. Soil moist to dry due to good drainage. Keyed out in Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
Found in a sunny dry field
Height about 1.5 feet
Achillea millefolium or yarrow is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. In New Mexico and southern Colorado, it is called plumajillo, or "little feather", for the shape of the leaves. In antiquity, yarrow was known as herbal militaris, for its use in staunching the flow of blood from wounds. Other common names for this species include common yarrow, gordaldo, nosebleed plant, old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort,...
