Achillea clavennae | |
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Inflorescences of Achillea clavennae at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Achillea |
Species: | A. clavennae
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Binomial name | |
Achillea clavennae | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Achillea clavennae, the silvery yarrow, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the sunflower family. [2] The species name (clavennae) honors the Italian botanist N. Clavena (17th century). [3]
Achillea clavennae can reach a height of about 25 centimetres (9.8 in). The leaves are silvery silky-hairy, pinnatifid, cut into some lobes, alternate, about 4–8 centimetres (1.6–3.1 in) long. This plant blooms from June to August, producing many loose clusters.
This species is native to Central Europe, the eastern Alps, the southern Alps up to the Balkan Peninsula.
This plant prefers sunny slopes in mountain regions. [4] [5]
Achillea clavennae | |
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Inflorescences of Achillea clavennae at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Achillea |
Species: | A. clavennae
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Binomial name | |
Achillea clavennae | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Achillea clavennae, the silvery yarrow, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the sunflower family. [2] The species name (clavennae) honors the Italian botanist N. Clavena (17th century). [3]
Achillea clavennae can reach a height of about 25 centimetres (9.8 in). The leaves are silvery silky-hairy, pinnatifid, cut into some lobes, alternate, about 4–8 centimetres (1.6–3.1 in) long. This plant blooms from June to August, producing many loose clusters.
This species is native to Central Europe, the eastern Alps, the southern Alps up to the Balkan Peninsula.
This plant prefers sunny slopes in mountain regions. [4] [5]