Achillea millefolium L.

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

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; 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).

Achillea millefolium – habit in habitat. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – habit. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – habit. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – inflorescence with capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – inflorescence with capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – inflorescence with capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – inflorescence with capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – inflorescence with capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – capitula with subglabrous involucral bracts. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – upper cauline leaves. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – middle cauline leaves. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – middle cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – middle cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – adaxial side of leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium -basal leaves. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium -basal leaves. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea millefolium -basal leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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].

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