Achillea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 896 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. & Subtropical Northern Hemisphere.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Finland, Florida, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Gulf States, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Kuwait, Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Azores, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Free State, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madeira, Malaya, Namibia, Nepal, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, South Georgia, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tasmania, Uruguay, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • A. Huber-Morath (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae. Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). Kew Publishing
  • Ehrendorfer, F. & Guo, Y.P. (2006). Multidisciplinary studies on Achillea sensu lato (Compositae- Anthemideae): new data on systematics and phylogeography. Willdenowia 69–87.
  • L. Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 382 (1754)
  • L. Sp. Pl.: 896 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1985 Halácsy, E.von [s.n.] Greece K000942122 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Grisebach, A.H.R. [s.n.] North Macedonia K000942152 Unknown Type Material Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [781] Greece K000942150 Unknown Type Material Yes
Przewalski, N.M. [321] Mongolia K002333250 Yes
[M. Zoral] [250] Türkiye K002332997 Yes
{MB. Odlum} [s.n.] United Kingdom K002350600 Yes
Davis, P.H. [13834] Türkiye K002333072 Yes
Castroviejo, S.; Casas, J. F.; Muñz Garmendia, F.; Susanna, A. [FC 4841] Morocco K001581664 Yes
Hu, S.Y.; But, P. [23076] China K001581224 Yes
Simmons; Erskine; Howick; McNamara [SICH 717] China K001581232 Yes
Cowan, J.M.; Darlington, C.D. [1838] Iran K002333001 Yes
Stainton; Henderson [5918] Türkiye K002333082 Yes
Guichard, K.M. [T/92/60] Türkiye K002333073 Yes
Becker, A. [s.n.] Russia K002307593 Yes
Nyárády, E.J. [s.n.] Romania K002307323 No
Akinfiew, J. [s.n.] Russia K002307591 Yes
Schultz, F. [s.n.] Hungary K002307308 No
Boissier, E. [s.n.] Italy K002307642 Yes
Rawi [9911] Iraq K002333069 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [4640] Türkiye K002332998 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hungary K002307314 No
Wright, H.E.; Bent, A.M. [525-203] Iran K002333047 Yes
Bowugeau, E. [141] France K002319949 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002307592 Yes
Wunderlich [s.n.] Russia K002307596 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [4] Serbia K002307654 Yes
Rudsky, J.A. [s.n.] Serbia K000942116 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K000942127 Unknown Type Material Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002308257 Yes
Janka [187] K002307304 No
Suza, J. [s.n.] Czech Republic K002350617 Yes
[Sohrewk] [s.n.] Kazakhstan K002333258 Yes
Gebhard [261] Moldova K002307587 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1753] United Kingdom K002350579 Yes
Sintenis, P. [6194] Türkiye K002332611 Yes
Fay, J.M. [5699] Central African Republic K002308558 Yes
Blake, S.F. [9536] United States K002308532 Yes
Mathonnet, R. [s.n.] France K002319938 Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Greece K000942114 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tuckelt, F.F. [3] France K002307635 Yes
Rawi; Serhang [26475A] Iraq K002333062 Yes
Janka [s.n.] Hungary K002307305 No
Watson, G.A. [s.n.] Iraq K002333055 Yes
Filarszky, F.; Kümmerle, J.B. [s.n.] Hungary K002307296 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Hungary K002307312 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000928468 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1753] United Kingdom K002350578 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9786] United Kingdom K002350587 Yes
[Maly] [s.n.] Austria K002319928 Yes
Ghorbani, A. [1023] Iran K002333025 Yes
Ball, W. [s.n.] Hungary K002307321 No
Davis, P.H. [15107] Türkiye K002333086 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002308277 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [949] K002319716 Yes
Philcox, D. [2205] United Kingdom K002350588 Yes
Davis, P.H. [5855] Syria K002333045 Yes
Stribrny, V.; Baenitz, C. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002307341 No
Macgregor, D. [s.n.] China K002308258 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002307327 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002350580 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6161B] Egypt K002333044 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002350589 Yes
{Lenormand} [s.n.] Russia K002307595 Yes
Davis [44178] Türkiye K002333071 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Hungary K002307311 No
Furse, P. [9108] Türkiye K002333076 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002308534 Yes
[A. Lawabree] [3232] France K002319929 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002350498 Yes
Borle, J.M.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002319931 Yes
Sintenis, P. [205] Armenia K000928433 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P. [205] Armenia K000928432 Unknown Type Material Yes
Karo, F. [353] Russia K002333248 Yes
Carrier [s.n.] France K001911332 Yes
Jávorka, S. [s.n.] Hungary K002307297 No
[Gapone] [s.n.] Italy K002307645 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [4] Serbia K002307655 Yes
Dauphiné [s.n.] France K002319933 Yes
Manissadjian, A. [44] Türkiye K002332630 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Hungary K002307302 No
Albury; Cheese; Watson [2005] Türkiye K002333078 Yes
Rican, G. [s.n.] Slovenia K002350616 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002307648 Yes
Petrovic, S. [2450] Serbia K000942147 Unknown Type Material Yes
Licent, A.E. [6718] Mongolia K002308142 Yes
Wagner, J. [s.n.] K002307301 No
Croall, A. [236] United Kingdom K002350590 Yes
[Jischer] [s.n.] Iran K002332621 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [6316] Iraq K002333061 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [K834] Iran K002333050 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ireland K002350597 Yes
s.coll. [90] France K002319934 Yes
Tauscher; Huter, C. [s.n.] Hungary K002307309 No
Huet du Pavillon, E.; Huet du Pavillon, A. [383] Italy K002307644 Yes
Siehe, W. [587] Türkiye K002332996 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [18874 a] Pakistan K002308278 Yes
Boivin, B.; Perron, J.M. [12608] Canada K002308530 Yes
Loftus, W.K. [42] Iraq K002333056 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De Wilde, W.J.J. [1513] Türkiye K002333090 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Moldova K002307464 No
Rawdon, P.A. [67] France K002307637 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002350585 Yes
Levier, E. [s.n.] Italy K002307643 Yes
[Nthnnonhord] [9553] Ireland K002350599 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [4] Serbia K002307653 Yes
Crisp, P. [23a] Iran K002333046 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002308256 Yes
Chakravarty; Rawi; Khatib; Alizzi [32031] Iraq K002333059 Yes
Grunow; Aucher-Eloy [3556] Türkiye K002332612 Yes
[Lud. Richler] [s.n.] Hungary K002307310 No
Davis, P.H. [14798] Türkiye K002333074 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002319944 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002307640 Yes
de Degen, A. [s.n.] Hungary K002307307 No
Burle, E.A. [s.n.] France K002319936 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002333159 Yes
Nyárády, E.J. [s.n.] Romania K002307322 No
Shahwani, A. [25104] Iraq K002333064 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002307638 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [s.n.] Türkiye K002332999 Yes
Woodward, A.S. (Revd) [s.n.] Switzerland K002307656 Yes
Khan, S.; Prance, G.T.; Ratcliffe, D. [250] Türkiye K002333087 Yes
Sealy, J.R.; [S. Ross. Craig] [1512] Ireland K002350598 Yes
Janka [s.n.] Hungary K002307303 No
Haradjian, M. [2534] Syria K002333031 Yes
Stainton; Henderson [6194] Türkiye K002333083 Yes
Houska, J. [[516]] K002307650 Yes
{Stribrny} [s.n.] Bulgaria K002307340 No
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De Wilde, W.J.J. [1441] Türkiye K002333089 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002350577 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [781] Greece K000942151 Syntype Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D56582] Iran K002333053 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Husham [15892] Iraq K002333063 Yes
Cowan, J.M.; Darlington, C.D. [1838] Iran K002333002 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [3187] United Kingdom K002350586 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002307633 Yes
Omer, S. [1251] Pakistan K002308279 Yes
Sieber, F.G. [90] France K002319935 Yes
[Builcter] [s.n.] K002307600 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [468] United Kingdom K002350960 Yes
Freyn, J. [1062] Greece K000942130 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jude, F. [s.n.] Belgium K000942102 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rochers, L. [s.n.] France K002319942 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hungary K002307299 No
Wierzbicki, A. [1528] Germany K000942129 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P.H. [6588] Türkiye K002333085 Yes
Pichler [s.n.] Bulgaria K002307339 No
Caruel, T. [s.n.] Italy K002307641 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De Wilde, W.J.J. [2035] Türkiye K002333075 Yes
Przewalski [s.n.] China K002333249 Yes
s.coll. [129] United Kingdom K002350575 Yes
Dörfler Wien, J. [s.n.] France K002319940 Yes
{Vaccari, L.; Adr. Fiori} [s.n.] Italy K002319953 Yes
Al-Rawi, A. [41370] Iraq K002333058 Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Greece K000942115 Unknown Type Material Yes
[A. Cooring] [s.n.] Austria K002350609 Yes
[Salim A. Sofajy] [[138]] Iraq K002333054 Yes
Steiniger [s.n.] Hungary K002307315 No
H. [Hermid] [39220] Iraq K002333066 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Slovakia K002307328 No
Weber, F. [s.n.] Czech Republic K002307634 Yes
Jude, F. [s.n.] France K000942103 Unknown Type Material Yes
Borbás [s.n.] Hungary K002307316 No
Keck, C.; Pichler, T. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002307338 No
Miller, S.W. [s.n.] K002337336 Yes
Clausen, R.; Trapido, H. [5026] United States K002308533 Yes
Nelson, E.W. [6065] Mexico K002308551 Yes
Stainton; Henderson [5424] Türkiye K002333081 Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D55887] Iran K002333051 Yes
Davis, P.H. [14578] Türkiye K002333088 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002307326 No
Stearn, W.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002307630 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002319946 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002307647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002319932 Yes
{E. de Salon} [s.n.] France K002319939 Yes
Rostan, E. [113] France K002319945 Yes
{de. Lamberty} [1806] France K002319950 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ukraine K002307330 No
Mathonnet, R. [s.n.] France K002319937 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [4638] Türkiye K002332995 Yes
Bender; Steven [s.n.] Moldova K002307462 No
Bayer, F. [s.n.] Hungary K002307318 No
Haddad, S.Y.; Omran, A. [9634] Iraq K002333065 Yes
Davis; Bokgari [D56030] Iran K002333052 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hungary K002307300 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Hungary K002307317 No
Grossheim, A. [221] Georgia K000928454 Unknown Type Material Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [781] Greece K000942149 Syntype Yes
Jacobs, M. [6988] Iran K002333049 Yes
McArthur, S.D. [9A] Afghanistan K002333048 Yes
Steinitz, W. [s.n.] Hungary K002307306 No
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K002333032 Yes
Macgregor, D. [s.n.] China K002308255 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002350591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002307639 Yes
Albury; Cheese; Watson [1215] Türkiye K002333079 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002319948 Yes
Dörfler, J. [204] North Macedonia K000942153 Type Yes
Haussknecht, H.C. [s.n.] Greece K000942104 Unknown Type Material Yes
Manisadjan [203] Türkiye K002332631 Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K000942128 Unknown Type Material Yes
Borel, J.M.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] Italy K002319952 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002333257 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] France K002307636 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hungary K002307320 No
Bender; Steven [s.n.] Moldova K002307463 No
Albury; Cheese; Watson [2009] Türkiye K002333077 Yes
Borza, Al. [s.n.] Romania K002350649 Yes
Petrovic, S. [s.n.] Serbia K000942148 Type Yes
Meikle, R.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002307631 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002307589 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Moldova K002307461 No
Meikle, R.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002307632 Yes
[I.] Alex. Becker [s.n.] Russia K002307594 Yes
Szepligeti, W. [s.n.] Hungary K002307313 No
Kossinski, C. [37] Russia K002307590 Yes
Steven [s.n.] Romania K002307324 No
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De WIlde, W.J.J. [1397] Türkiye K002333084 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002319947 Yes
Chakravarty; Rawi; Khatib; Alizzi [31811] Iraq K002333060 Yes
Keck, C.; Pichler, T. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002307337 No
Rogers, F.A. [913] K002350962 Yes
Karo, F. [276] Russia K002333247 Yes
[Cilsiohibs] [s.n.] Austria K002350608 Yes
Lanner; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002319941 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [4] Serbia K002307652 Yes
Houska, J. [s.n.] K002307651 Yes
Prodan, I. [s.n.] Romania K002307325 No
Hamid, H. [39132] Iraq K002333068 Yes
Bayer, F. [s.n.] Hungary K002307319 No
Rechinger, K.H. [545/20] Hungary K002307298 No
Grey-Wilson, C. [s.n.] K002307649 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002319943 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002350499 Yes
[Comcuse]; [Ibrahim Rabellal] [15267] Iraq K002333057 Yes
Hazim [32517] Iraq K002333067 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002319926 Yes
Jeffers, R.H. [[365]] K002350961 Yes
Dudley [D 35600] Türkiye K002333080 Yes
Haradjian, M. [343] Syria K002333033 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002307646 Yes
[G. S. Ampperer] [s.n.] Australia K002319927 Yes
s.coll. [457] United States K002308531 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia Otanthus K002337469 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [852] Spain Otanthus K002337581 Yes

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