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Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow (/ ˈ j æ r oʊ /) or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet) tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor.
Eriophyllum confertiflorum, commonly called golden yarrow or yellow yarrow, [2] is a North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae, native to California and Baja California. It has wooly leaves when young, and yellow flower heads. [ 3 ] "
The plant has been used for centuries in the South Pacific to make a ceremonial drink with sedative and anesthetic properties, with potential for causing liver injury. [117] Piscidia erythrina / Piscidia piscipula: Jamaica dogwood: The plant is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety, despite serious safety ...
Yarrow essential oil is a volatile oil including the chemical proazulene. The dark blue essential oil is extracted by steam distillation of the flowers of yarrow ( Achillea millefolium ). It kills the larvae of the mosquito Aedes albopictus .
Achillea / æ k ɪ ˈ l iː ə / [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.The plants typically have frilly leaves and are known colloquially as yarrows, although this common name usually refers to A. millefolium.
Achillea aegyptiaca not only produces a rich yellow flower, but the whole plant is ornamental, having an abundance of finely cut foliage, which, from a downy or nappy covering, has a pleasing grey or silvery appearance. The flowers are produced on long stems nearly 2 ft [0.61 m] high, furnished at the nodes with clean grey tufts of smaller ...
Achillea filipendulina, the yarrow, fernleaf yarrow, [2] milfoil, or nosebleed, [3] is an Asian species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. Description [ edit ]
Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.