Scientific Name
Achillea millefolium

Common Name
Yarrow, Common yarrow, Milfoil
Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: 1 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit: Numerous small flower heads arranged in a dense, flat-topped cluster
Flowering Season: Spring, summer, fall
Foliage: Narrowly oblong to lance-shaped leaves, finely dissected into slender segments; strong, distinctive odor; simple, on branched stem
Site: Average well-drained soil; sun to partial shade; old fields, roadsides
Comments: Introduced from Europe
 

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