Achillea tenuifolia

Achillea tenuifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Anthemideae
Subtribus: Matricariinae
Genus: Achillea
Sectio: A. sect. Achillea
Species: Achillea tenuifolia

Name

Achillea tenuifolia Lam., Encycl. 1: 26 (1783).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anthemis tenuifolia (Lam.) Schur, Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 2: 171 (1851).
  • Ptarmica tenuifolia (Lam.) Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 327 (1866).

• Heterotypic
  • Achillea microloba DC., Prodr. 6: 32 (1838).
  • Achillea santolina L., Sp. Pl.: 896 (1753).
  • Anthemis caespitosa Herbich, Flora 40: 509 (1857).
  • Anthemis pseudoatrata Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 327 (1866).

Homonyms

• Achillea tenuifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 204 (1796), nom. superfl. = Achillea millefolium L., Sp. Pl.: 899 (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Middle Asia Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Caucasus Transcaucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan). Western Asia Iran, Türkiye. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J-B.P.A. de Monet de 1783. Encyclopedie Methodique. Botanique 1(1): 26.

Additional references

• Komarov, V. L. 1961. Achillea tenuifolia. Pp. 97 in Schischkin, B.K. & Bobrov, E.G. (eds.), Flora URSS (Flora Unionis Rerumpublicarum Sovieticarum Socialisticarum) XXVI. [Compositae, Tribes Anthemideae, Senecioneae and Calenduleae] [in Russian]. 938 pp. Academia Scientiarum URSS, Mosqua, Leningrad. DJVU English translation: 862 pp. [1] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Achillea tenuifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Achillea tenuifolia. Published online. Accessed: 21 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Achillea tenuifolia. Accessed: 21 Dec 2025. Reference page. 

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