Achillea alpina

Achillea filipendulina

  • Achillea alpina
  • Achillea alpina
  • Achillea alpina
  • Achillea alpina
  • Achillea alpina
  • Achillea alpina
  • Flower name
    Achillea alpina
  • Scientific name
    Achillea filipendulina
  • Alias黄花鋸草, キイロノコギリソウ, ヤローイエロー
  • Place of originJapan, Korea and China
  • Place of floweringFields and footpaths
  • Flowering seasonJuly, August, September

What is Achillea alpina

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Achillea alpina or Chinese yarrow(scientific name: Achillea alpina) is a perennial, lodging plant of the genus Achillea, native to Japan, Korea and China. It grows wild in subalpine to alpine meadows in Hokkaido to Honshu. The stems are well branched. In summer and autumn, it produces head-like flowers in spreading inflorescences from the tops of stems and leaf axils. The leaves are green and thin with a jagged edge. The flowers are used as cut flowers or dried flowers. The heads are less than 1 cm long and have 5 to 7 tongue-shaped flowers. The flowers are larger (1-1.5 cm) than those of its cousin, Pteridophyta.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Achillea
  • Species
    A. alpina
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Corymbose inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Head flower
  • Leaf type
    Feather shape
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typePerennial herb
  • Flower colorsYellow
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height70.0 ~ 130.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower10.0 ~ 15.0 cm

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