Common Yarrow

Plant Info

Also known as:
Scientific name:	Achillea millefolium
Family:	Aster (Asteraceae)
Life cycle:	perennial
Origin:	native
Habitat:	sun or part shade; fields, prairies, woods
Bloom season:	summer, fall
Plant height:	1 to 3 feet
USDA PLANTS database:	Minnesota county distribution map
Spotted in Ramsey County at:	Long Lake Regional Park Rice Creek Trail Corridor Vadnais/Snail Lake Regional Park

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Detailed Information

Flower:

Flat-topped cluster 2 to 4 inches across. Individual flowers have 4 to 6 white ray flowers (petals), notched at the tips, and cream colored or pale yellow disc flowers.

Leaves:

Leaves are narrow and finely divided, feathery and fern-like, up to 6 inches long and 1 inch across and are progressively smaller towards the top of the stem. The leaves and/or stem are often covered in fine hairs, but not always.

More photos

• full-size plant, about 18 inches tall

Photos taken at Long Lake Regional Park, New Brighton, MN and Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park, Coon Rapids, MN May-June 2007

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