9332.000 Achillea L.

Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Warburg, E.F. (1952) Flora of the British Isles. 1st edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, finely pinnatisect. Capitula in corymbs, heterogamous. Phyllaries many-seriate; margin scarious. Receptacular scales narrow, scarious. Ray florets female, white or pink (in ours) or yellow. Disk florets bisexual, tubular, white or yellow. Achenes strongly flattened, not ribbed; apex truncate. Pappus 0.

Worldwide: 115 species in Eurasia and Mediterranean region

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

Achillea millefolium

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millefolium L.Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Achillea
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Achillea
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Tropicos: Achillea
Wikipedia: Achillea

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Achillea.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=1541, retrieved 29 March 2024

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