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Sneezewort

Achillea ptarmica

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 9,021, February 6,663, March 10,440, April 16,424, May 23,681, June 25,822, July 27,631, August 23,763, September 17,446, October 13,022, November 7,116, December 5,562.
United States187,409
Alaska186,591
United Kingdom1,837
Canada1,489
Finland1,076
England1,039
Germany984
Russia816
Sweden666
Scotland658

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

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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