Common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Русское название: Тысячелистник обыкновенный

A perennial meadow plant with finely divided foliage and flat-topped flower clusters. It supports many insects. Traditional healing claims require careful evidence and the plant may cause allergic reactions.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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Safety information

Do not use photographs or online summaries to identify wild plants for eating or medicinal use. Some poisonous plants resemble edible species and even handling certain species can cause harm. If poisoning is suspected, contact your local poison service or urgent medical care. Do not wait for symptoms.

Poison Control: poisonous plants (US) ↗

◎Distribution

Europe, Asia and North America

♧Habitat

Meadows, roadsides and dry grassland

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsAchillea millefolium — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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