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Asteraceae  ¦  Achillea  ¦  Achillea millefolium  ¦  01467

Label

Accession No. 01467 
Family Asteraceae 
Species Achillea millefolium L.
Subspecies ssp. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper
Common name "western yarrow"
Collector Information M. Morriss  (s.n.)  27 June 1995
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Lat./Long. 40°  27' 21" N, 111°  46 ' 3" W
Township/Range T4S, R2E, Sec. 19 
Locality American Fork Canyon. 
Ecology mostly from SE facing slopes, thick vegetation on rocky slopes. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.
Note Latitude and longitude were derived from township and range information and may be
inaccurate by as much as 0.7 miles (or 4.2 miles if the section is not given).

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
     Achillea angustissima Rydb.
     Achillea aspleniifolia auct. non Vent.
     Achillea eradiata Piper
     Achillea gracilis Raf.
     Achillea lanulosa Nutt.
     Achillea lanulosa var. arachnoidea Lunell
     Achillea lanulosa var. eradiata (Piper) M.E. Peck
     Achillea lanulosa ssp. typica Keck
     Achillea laxiflora Pollard & Cockerell
     Achillea millefolium var. aspleniifolia (Vent.) Farw.
     Achillea millefolium var. gracilis Raf. ex DC.
     Achillea millefolium ssp. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper
     Achillea millefolium var. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper
     Achillea millefolium ssp. occidentalis (DC.) Hyl.
     Achillea millefolium ssp. pallidotegula Boivin
     Achillea millefolium var. rosea (Desf.) Torr. & Gray
     Achillea millefolium var. russeolata Boivin
     Achillea occidentalis (DC.) Raf. ex Rydb.
     Achillea rosea Desf.
     Achillea tomentosa Pursh, non L.

Common Name(s): common yarrow, western yarrow.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=526856, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Asterales
                                Family: Asteraceae
                                    Genus: Achillea
                                        Species: Achillea millefolium
                                            Variety: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 01467s5.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
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00503
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01110
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01124
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01257
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01523
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01587
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01655
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01908
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01951
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02769
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02926
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03218
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06634
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09727
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11191
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11191
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11793
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11793
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11793
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13065
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13065
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15789

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
00476 Agoseris glauca  var. glauca   "mountain dandelion" 2 mi. N
01469 Allium acuminatum      "tapertip wild onion" same section
01477 Arnica cordifolia      "heart-leaf arnica" same section
01464 Erysimum capitatum  var. capitatum   "sand dune wallflower" same section
01465 Geum macrophyllum      "large-leaf avens" same section
01471 Hackelia patens  var. harrisonii   "Harrison's stickseed" same section
01474 Hedysarum boreale  var. boreale   "northern sweetvetch" same section
01468 Medicago lupulina      "black medick" same section
01470 Mertensia brevistyla      "Wasatch bluebells" same section
01475 Penstemon platyphyllus      "broad-leaf beardtongue" same section
01479 Physocarpus malvaceus      "mallow ninebark" same section
01476 Physocarpus malvaceus      "mallow ninebark" same section
01473 Prunus virginiana      "chokecherry" same section
01472 Sedum debile      "orpine stonecrop" same section
01466 Viola adunca      "hook-spur violet" same section
01478 Viola adunca      "hook-spur violet" same section
14945 Zigadenus       "deathcamas" 1.1 mi. SW

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Alpine School (School) Utah County, UT 804 ft. W 4987  Lehi 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 2009 ft. SE 5020  Lehi 
Highland (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 2272 ft. S 4994  Lehi 
Alpine Fort (Locale) Utah County, UT 2314 ft. W 4967  Lehi 
Alpine Cemetery (Cemetery) Utah County, UT 2501 ft. NW 5043  Lehi 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 2696 ft. W 4964  Lehi 
Alpine (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 0.6 mi. W 4951  Lehi 
Fort Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 0.7 mi. W   Draper 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. SW 4961  Lehi 
Preston Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. SE   Timpanogos Cave 
Smooth Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 0.9 mi. SE   Timpanogos Cave 
Big Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. N   Lehi 
Willow Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1 mi. E   Timpanogos Cave 
American Fork Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.1 mi. SE   Dromedary Peak 
Nielson Ditch (Canal) Utah County, UT 1.4 mi. S 5023  Lehi 
Wadsworth Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. NE   Timpanogos Cave 
Salt Lake City Aqueduct (Canal) Utah County, UT 1.3 mi. SW 4922  Lehi 
Fort Creek (Stream) Utah County, UT 1.3 mi. SW   Draper 
Dry Creek Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. N   Dromedary Peak 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 1.6 mi. S 4961  Lehi 

Links

Taxon Links for species Achillea millefolium  L.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Achillea+millefolium

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