Achillea ageratum

Achillea ageratum
flower heads
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Achillea
Species: A. ageratum
Binomial name
Achillea ageratum
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Achillea viscosa Lam.
  • Conforata ageratum Fourr.
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Achillea ageratum, also known as sweet yarrow,[2] sweet-Nancy,[3] or sweet maudlin, is a flowering plant in the sunflower family, native to southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece, Balkans).[4] It is cultivated in many places for its pleasant fragrance and sparingly naturalized in a few places outside its native range.[5]

In the Middle Ages it was used as a strewing herb to repel insects such as moths, lice and ticks and spread a good smell in private rooms.[6]

References

  1. The Plant List Achillea ageratum L.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. "Achillea ageratum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. Altervista Flora Italiana Millefoglio agerato, Sweet Yarrow, Sweet-nancy, süße Schafgarbe, sötröllika, Achillea ageratum L. includes photos and European distribution map
  5. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York


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