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boreal yarrow

Achillea borealis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 17, February 13, March 20, April 31, May 45, June 49, July 52, August 45, September 33, October 25, November 13, December 11.
Canada1,353
United States693
Alaska353
Quebec321
Ontario217
Alberta205
Nunavut197
British Columbia172
Newfoundland and Labrador108
Nebraska74

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusyarrows · Achillea

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