Achillea cretica L.

Achillée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Achillea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 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 -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Repellant(Insect) (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Carrageenan (unspecified), Chest pain (unspecified), Flatulence (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 cretica habit picture by Eleftherios (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Achillea cretica leaf picture by Eleftherios (cc-by-sa)
Achillea cretica leaf picture by Eleftherios (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Achillea cretica world distribution map, present in Cyprus and Greece

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:173912-1
WFO ID wfo-0000018302
COL ID 97CX
BDTFX ID 165947
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Achillea santolina Achillea erioclada Achillea santolina Santolina anthemoides Achillea sphaciotica Santolina alpina Achillea cretica