Yarrow - Achillea millefolium

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Description

Short to medium hairy, stoloniferous plant, often patch forming, strong smelling, stems erect, unbranched. Leaves feathery, lanceolate. Flowerheads small, white, occasionally pink or reddish, with a white or cream disk, 4 to 6 mm, borne in dense flat topped heads, rays short.

Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)

Feathery leaves

Habitat

Grassy habitats, roadside verges, waste places.

When to see it

July to October.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Very common in Britain.

VC55 Status

Very commonin in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 602 of the 617 tetrads.

  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    29 June 2007
  • granniejo
    Billesdon Woodland Pool
    05 July 2022
  • David Nicholls
    Lea Meadows
    07 July 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    21 August 2006
  • Ruth Dring
    Broughton Astley
    27 August 2012
  • Dylan
    Melton Mowbray
    05 October 2021
    Yarrow

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Yarrow
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Records on NatureSpot:
516
First record:
21/09/2005 (Lizzy Peat)
Last record:
14/04/2024 (Carter, Robert)

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  • David Nicholls
    Lea Meadows
    07 July 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    10 September 2014
  • Ron.stevens
    Broughton Astley
    15 June 2011