Achillea tenuifolia Lam.

Achillée millefeuille (fr), Herbe au charpentier (fr), Sourcils-de-Vénus (fr), Millefeuille (fr), Chiendent rouge (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Achillea

Characteristics

A herb.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	0.3
Root system	rhizome
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color	-
Blooming months	-
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

It is a temperate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

The leaves are eaten raw as salads or cooked with yoghurt.

Uses	animal food medicinal non-vertebrate poison poison
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Repellant(Insect) (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Carrageenan (unspecified), Chest pain (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.

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

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:174314-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000132824
COL ID	97MJ
BDTFX ID	437
INPN ID	79938
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Anthemis tenuifolia Achillea krascheninnikovii Ptarmica tenuifolia Achillea kermanica Anthemis caespitosa Achillea tenuifolia Achillea microloba Anthemis pseudoatrata Achillea santolina Achillea tenuifolia var. tenuifolia