Achillea millefolium

Common yarrow

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Common yarrow is a California native perennial found in the California Floristic Province and Great Basin in many habitats at elevations up to 3,650 meters. Flowering from April to September, this plant produces white to pink flowers in flat-topped clusters with ray flowers 2.5 to 4 millimeters long and disk flowers 15 to 40 per cluster. Growing 10 to 200 centimeters tall with erect stems that are somewhat branched, it has a spreading growth habit. Its leaves are finely 3-pinnately divided, with cauline leaves partially clasping the stem and creating a delicate, feathery appearance. The fruit is approximately 2 millimeters long.

Habitat: Many habitats

Bloom period: Apr-Sep

Elevation: < 3650 m

Bioregions: CA-FP, GB

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.