Asteraceae FAMILY

Achillea millefolium

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

4/5

Safety & Hazards

Extended use of this plant, either medicinally or in the diet, can cause allergic skin rashes or lead to photosensitivity in some people[ 21 Title The Herb Book. Publication Author Lust. J. Publisher Bantam books Year 1983 ISBN 0-553-23827-2 Description Lots of information tightly crammed into a fairly small book. , 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. ].

Botanical Description

Achillea millefolium is a low-growing perennial plant, spreading by means of rhizomes to form a mat of low growth with flowering stems 10 - 100cm tall[ 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. , 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant has a long history of herbal use dating back at least to early Greek civilizations - it was much used by them as a wound herb to staunch bleeding and promote healing. It is still commonly used in modern herbalism and is sometimes cultivated. The plant also finds a wide range of other uses in the garden and as a source of materials for dyeing etc. The wild form is little used as an ornamental, but several named forms have been developed that are grown in gardens. The plant is often considered to be an aggressive weed and has spread from its original range in Europe and western Asia to many of the places humans have gone to.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope, including Britain, north to 71°, and east to western Asia.

HabitatMeadows, pastures, lawns, waste ground etc., on all but the poorest soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].