Achillea millefolium L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Achillea// Group-aggregate: Achillea millefolium aggr.// Species: Achillea millefolium L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Richardson (1976 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere – Eurasia, North America to Guatemala according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Open habitats- grasslands, rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL).

References:

Achillea millefolium. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/041a498c-34cb-439b-8baa-cc99d20cf4ca [Accessed 23.02.2026].

Achillea millefolium L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:2294-2 [Accessed 11.08.2021].

Richardson, I. В. K.1976. Achillea L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 159–165.

Last update: 23.02.2026.