Achillea millefolium Calflora

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Achillea millefolium L.

Common yarrow

Achillea millefolium is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Genus:	Achillea
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Achillea borealis ssp. arenicola
JEF	Achillea borealis ssp. californica
OTHER	Achillea borealis
JEF	Achillea lanulosa ssp. alpicola
JEF	Achillea lanulosa var. lanulosa
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Information about Achillea millefolium from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACMI2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).