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 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
millefolium L.	C,E	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Achillea
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