Achillea atrata L.

Achillée noirâtre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Achillea

Characteristics

A spreading herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are narrowly oblong with lobes along the side. They is a sharp tip. The flowers are white and in compact heads.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

It is used in liqueurs.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Vulnerary (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 100
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Achillea atrata habit picture by jaap copper (cc-by-sa)
Achillea atrata habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Achillea atrata habit picture by Clara Wagner (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Achillea atrata leaf picture by Guy DR (cc-by-sa)
Achillea atrata leaf picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Achillea atrata leaf picture by benoit landeche (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Achillea atrata flower picture by Sigrun Steinbach (cc-by-sa)
Achillea atrata flower picture by Guy DR (cc-by-sa)
Achillea atrata flower picture by Giuliano Giacometti (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Achillea atrata world distribution map, present in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:173829-1
WFO ID wfo-0000050276
COL ID 97B4
BDTFX ID 306
INPN ID 79868
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ptarmica clusiana Anthemis corymbosa Achillea halleri Ptarmica multifida Santolina atrata Chamaemelum atratum Ptarmica scardica Ptarmica atrata Achillea atrata subsp. atrata Achillea atrata var. atrata Achillea atrata subsp. halleri Achillea atrata