Achillea tomentosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Achillea |
Species: | A. tomentosa
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Binomial name | |
Achillea tomentosa | |
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Achillea tomentosa, commonly known as woolly yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes kept as a garden plant, and occasionally naturalizes outside its original range of dry lowland habitats of southern Europe and (possibly) western Asia. It is a recipient of the RHS's Award of Garden Merit. [2]
Achillea tomentosa is quite similar in appearance to common yarrow Achillea millefolium, but typically has yellow ligules, more numerous disc florets, and straw‑colored involucral bracts with translucent margins. [3] Also, A. tomentosa is diploid, unlike the polyploid common yarrows. [4]