Achillea tomentosa explained

Achillea tomentosa, commonly known as woolly yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes kept as a garden plant, and occasionally naturalizes outside its original range of dry lowland habitats of southern Europe and (possibly) western Asia. It is a recipient of the RHS's Award of Garden Merit.[1]

Description

Achillea tomentosa is quite similar in appearance to common yarrow Achillea millefolium, but typically has yellow ligules, more numerous disc florets, and strawcolored involucral bracts with translucent margins. Also, A. tomentosa is diploid, unlike the polyploid common yarrows.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Achillea tomentosa woolly yarrow . RHS . 15 August 2019.
  2. Vetter . Stefan . Lambrou . Maria . Franz . Chlodwig . Ehrendorfer . Friedrich . 1996 . Cytogenetics of experimental hybrids within the Achillea millefolium polyploid complex (yarrow) . Caryologia . 49 . 1 . 1–12 . 10.1080/00087114.1996.10797344 . free .