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Common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Summary 7

Non-Native, Naturalized
Pollen: Good
Nectar: Low

Flowering time 10-4, Eurasia. Hardy, aromatic perennial used as ornamental, in medicine and for pasture. Leaves finely divided into a multitude of leaflets. Pollen orange; bitter medicinal taste. Nectar has a sweaty smell. (Johannsmeier, M. F. (2016). Beeplants of South Africa: Sources of Nectar, Pollen, Honeydew and Propolis for Honeybees)

A roadside and pastureland plant common throughout Europe, Asia, and North America, yarrow is an ancient herb. Its Latin name derives partly from Achilles, which is said to have healed many of his warriors with hemorrhage-controlling yarrow leaves, not least himself...With lacy white and yellow flowers that sway gently in the breeze, their scent is sweet and liquoricey, and they taste a little like cardamom), yarrow is sometimes called carpenter's herb: it's good at healing wounds...Pregnant women and children should not use it. (Hildebrand, C. (2016). Herbarium)

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