Asteraceae FAMILY
Achillea ageratum
Achillea ageratum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Achillea ageratum is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a clump of stems around 80cm tall that usually become more or less woody at their base. The stems are sometimes branched[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental, there are various named forms.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthwest Europe and the western Mediterranean - France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Morocco
HabitatThe origin of this plant is uncertain, it is possibly a hybrid, A. ptarmica x A. macrocephala[ 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ].