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Achillea millefolium

Yarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow

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Common names

103 names · 51 languages
EnglishYour language
  • arrowroot[1]
  • bad man's plaything[1]
  • bloodwort[1]
+35 more namesShow fewer names
  • Boreal yarrow
  • California yarrow
  • carpenter's weed[1]
  • Coast yarrow
  • common yarrow[1]
  • death flower[1]
  • devil's nettle[1]
  • devil's plaything[1]
  • dog daisy[1]
  • dog fennel[1]
  • eerie[1]
  • field hop[1]
  • Giant yarrow
  • gordaldo[1]
  • hundred leaved grass[1]
  • knight's milfoil[1]
  • knyghten[1]
  • milfoil[1]
  • nosebleed plant[1]
  • old man's mustard[1]
  • old man's pepper[1]
  • Pacific yarrow
  • plumajillo[1]
  • sanguinary[1]
  • seven-year's love[1]
  • snake's grass[1]
  • soldier[1]
  • soldier's woundwort[1]
  • staunchweed[1]
  • thousand seal[1]
  • thousand-leaf[1]
  • thousand-seal[1]
  • Western yarrow[1]
  • white yarrow[1]
  • Yarrow[1]
Other languages (50)
Dutch
  • Duizendblad[1]
  • Gewoon duizendblad[1]
French
  • Achillée millefeuille[1]
  • Millefeuille
Armenian
  • Հազարատերևուկ սովորական[1]
Belarusian
  • Крываўнік звычайны[1]
Bulgarian
  • Бял равнец[1]
Catalan
Central Sierra Me Wuk
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Coast Miwok
Croatian
Czech
  • řebříček luční[1]
  • řebříček obecný[1]
Danish
  • almindelig røllike[1]
Downriver Halkomelem
  • ƛ̓əléqwəɬp[1]
Estonian
  • harilik raudrohi[1]
  • verihein[1]
Finnish
  • siankärsämö[1]
Galician
German
  • Gemeine Schafgarbe[1]
  • Gewöhnliche Schafgarbe[1]
Greek
  • Αγριαψιθιά[1]
  • Αχιλλέα η χιλιόφυλη[1]
Hebrew
  • אכילאה אלף-העלה[1]
Hungarian
  • közönséges cickafark[1]
  • réti cickafark[1]
Icelandic
  • Vallhumall[1]
Irish
  • athair thalún[1]
Italian
  • achillea millefoglie[1]
Japanese
  • セイヨウノコギリソウ[1]
Kazakh
  • Кәдімгі мыңжапырақ[1]
Korean
  • 서양톱풀[1]
Latvian
  • Parastais pelašķis[1]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji kraujažolė[1]
Mongolian
  • Эгэл төлөгч-өвс[1]
Mono
Nahuatl
  • tlālquehquetzal[1]
Navajo
  • Hazeiyiltsee'i[1]
Norwegian
Ojibwe
  • ajidamoowaanow[1]
Polish
  • Krwawnik pospolity[1]
Portuguese
  • milefólio[1]
Romani
Romanian
  • Coada șoricelului[1]
Russian
  • Тысячелистник обыкновенный[1]
Secwepemc
  • qetsqets ̓uye7éllp[1]
Serbian
  • Hajdučka trava[1]
  • Хајдучка трава[1]
Slovak
  • rebríček obyčajný[1]
Slovenian
  • navadni rman[1]
Spanish
  • Ciprés de invierno[1]
  • Ciprés de Judea[1]
  • Ciprés de perla[1]
+3 more namesShow fewer names
  • milenrama[1]
  • Milenrama eurasiática[1]
  • Sereno de invierno[1]
Swedish
Thai
  • ยาร์โรว์[1]
Turkish
  • civan perçemi[1]
Ukrainian
  • Деревій звичайний[1]
Welsh
Sources & name notes (1)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Achillea millefolium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • common yarrow — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Тысячелистник обыкновенный — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Achillée millefeuille — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • duizendblad — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Gemeine Schafgarbe — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • achillea millefoglie — results[1].names[6]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Milenrama eurasiática — results[1].names[7]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • milfulles — results[1].names[8]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • tlālquehquetzal — results[1].names[9]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • 西洋蓍草 — results[1].names[11]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • siankärsämö — results[1].names[12]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • röllika — results[1].names[13]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • milefólio — results[1].names[14]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • セイヨウノコギリソウ — results[1].names[15]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Krwawnik pospolity — results[1].names[16]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • ajidamoowaanow — results[1].names[17]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • řebříček obecný — results[1].names[18]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Αχιλλέα η χιλιόφυλη — results[1].names[19]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • almindelig røllike — results[1].names[20]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Paprastoji kraujažolė — results[1].names[21]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • ryllik — results[1].names[22]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • harilik raudrohi — results[1].names[23]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • yarrow — results[1].names[24]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Кәдімгі мыңжапырақ — results[1].names[25]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Бял равнец — results[1].names[26]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • milenrama — results[1].names[27]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Coada șoricelului — results[1].names[28]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • řebříček luční — results[1].names[29]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • közönséges cickafark — results[1].names[30]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • verihein — results[1].names[31]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • rebríček obyčajný — results[1].names[32]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • 蓍 — results[1].names[33]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • 蓍 — results[1].names[34]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • rölleka — results[1].names[35]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Αγριαψιθιά — results[1].names[36]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Деревій звичайний — results[1].names[37]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • athair thalún — results[1].names[38]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • 서양톱풀 — results[1].names[39]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Հազարատերևուկ սովորական — results[1].names[40]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Эгэл төлөгч-өвс — results[1].names[41]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Крываўнік звычайны — results[1].names[42]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Gewöhnliche Schafgarbe — results[1].names[44]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • milfollas — results[1].names[45]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • navadni rman — results[1].names[46]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Hazeiyiltsee'i — results[1].names[47]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • plumajillo — results[1].names[48]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • gordaldo — results[1].names[49]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • nosebleed plant — results[1].names[50]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • old man's pepper — results[1].names[51]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • devil's nettle — results[1].names[52]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • sanguinary — results[1].names[53]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • milfoil — results[1].names[54]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • soldier's woundwort — results[1].names[55]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • thousand-leaf — results[1].names[56]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • thousand-seal — results[1].names[57]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • bloodwort — results[1].names[58]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • knight's milfoil — results[1].names[59]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • staunchweed — results[1].names[60]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • bad man's plaything — results[1].names[61]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • devil's plaything — results[1].names[62]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • field hop — results[1].names[63]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • arrowroot — results[1].names[64]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • carpenter's weed — results[1].names[65]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • death flower — results[1].names[66]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • eerie — results[1].names[67]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • hundred leaved grass — results[1].names[68]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • knyghten — results[1].names[69]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • old man's mustard — results[1].names[70]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • seven-year's love — results[1].names[71]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • snake's grass — results[1].names[72]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • soldier — results[1].names[73]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • thousand seal — results[1].names[74]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Ciprés de invierno — results[1].names[75]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Ciprés de Judea — results[1].names[76]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Ciprés de perla — results[1].names[77]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Sereno de invierno — results[1].names[78]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Хајдучка трава — results[1].names[79]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Hajdučka trava — results[1].names[80]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Parastais pelašķis — results[1].names[81]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • western yarrow — results[1].names[82]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • dog daisy — results[1].names[83]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • dog fennel — results[1].names[84]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • white yarrow — results[1].names[85]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Stolisnik — results[1].names[86]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • réti cickafark — results[1].names[87]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • civan perçemi — results[1].names[88]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Vallhumall — results[1].names[89]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • ยาร์โรว์ — results[1].names[90]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • אכילאה אלף-העלה — results[1].names[91]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Row — results[1].names[92]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Milddail — results[1].names[93]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • wiütü — results[1].names[94]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • ƛ̓əléqwəɬp — results[1].names[95]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Gewoon duizendblad — results[1].names[96]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • Kamya — results[1].names[97]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • kískin — results[1].names[98]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.
  • qetsqets ̓uye7éllp — results[1].names[99]; taxon id 52821; Achillea millefolium.

General information

Scientific name: Achillea millefolium
Accepted name (Kew): Achillea millefolium L. View name reference ↗

Accepted in the cited Kew taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family: Asteraceae

Kew's family placement for the genus Achillea (WCVP v16).

Sources [1]
Also known as: Yarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow
Images: Google Images

Plant characteristics

Layer: Herbaceous
Catalogue size class: Small
Height: 0.3–0.91 m

NC State landscape size range; converted from feet and inches. Size varies with site, age and management.

Sources [3]
Spread: 0.3–1.17 m

NC State landscape size range; converted from feet and inches. Size varies with site, age and management.

Sources [3]
Growth rate: Fast
Sources [3]
Foliage: Deciduous
Sources [3]
Growth habit: Erect, Prostrate, Spreading

Whole-plant habit and form as described by NC State.

Sources [3]
Life cycle: Perennial
Sources [3]

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

USDA zones listed by NC State; winter survival does not establish reliable cropping.

Sources [3]
Soil moisture:
Well-drained, Occasionally Dry, Occasionally Wet

Moisture and drainage conditions listed by NC State.

Sources [3]
Soil:
High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt), Sand
Sources [3]
pH:
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Sources [3]
Light:
Full sun
Sources [3]

Uses

Edible parts:
Leaves, Condiment, Tea
Edibility rating:
(3)
Medicinal rating:
(4)
Functions:
Companion plant, Cosmetic use, Dye, Essential oil, Repellent, Bee forage, Ground cover, Fragrant

Description

Leaves can be eaten both raw and cooked. They have a fairly bitter taste and are suitable for adding to salads, especially when they are young. These leaves are also used as a substitute for hops in brewing beer. Yarrow is very nutritious, but should be consumed in moderation, as large amounts can be toxic or cause skin rashes. The flowers and leaves can be used to make tea, while the flowers can be used to produce an essential oil that is used as a flavoring in soft drinks.

Harvest

Harvest starts: 01/06
Harvest ends: 30/09

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16, extracted 4 June 2026
    Supports: Botanical familyTaxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 556553; name ID 3133851; Achillea L.. Family column.
    • Taxonomy: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 834192; name ID 2908230; Achillea millefolium L..

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Achillea millefolium

    Taxonomic data from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: COL 2026-08-20, NameUsage.tsv line 3719027, ID 97H4: Achillea millefolium L. (accepted).

    Source checked on .

  3. NC State Extension, North Carolina State University Achillea millefolium — Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
    Supports: HeightSpreadGrowth rateFoliageGrowth habitLife cycleLightSoil moistureSoil textureSoil pHUSDA hardiness
    Relevant sections
    • Height: Dimensions > Height; Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
    • Spread: Dimensions > Width; Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 10 in.
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Growth habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Light: Light
    • Soil moisture: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • USDA hardiness: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

    Source checked on .