Achillea tomentosa

Achillea tomentosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms 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 tomentosa

Name

Achillea tomentosa L., Sp. Pl. 897 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Alitubus tomentosus (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 500 (1867).
  • Chamaemelum tomentosum (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 13: 218 (1905), nom. illeg.

• Heterotypic
  • Millefolium tomentosum Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, sér. 2, 17: 91 (1869).

Homonyms

• Achillea tomentosa Friv. ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 368 (1879), not validly publ. = Achillea coarctata Poir., Encycl., Suppl. 1: 94 (1810).
• Achillea tomentosa Fraas ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 367 (1879), not validly publ. = Achillea holosericea Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 2: 194 (1813)
• Achillea tomentosa Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 563 (1813), nom. illeg. = Achillea borealis var. borealis

Hybrids

A. × schneideri 

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to: Europe Middle Europe Switzerland. Southeastern Europe Italy, NW. Balkan Pen. Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Introduced into: Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iran. Australasia Australia South Australia. Europe Middle Europe Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Poland. Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland, Norway. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 897. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Castroviejo, S.†, Benedí, C., Buira, A., Rico, E., Crespo, M.B., Quintanar, A. & Aedo, C. (eds.) 2019. Flora Ibérica. Plantas Vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVI(III). Compositae (partim). xviii pp. + pp. 1451–2353, Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-00-10460-3. Biblioteca Digital PDF Reference page. 
• Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając, A., Zając, M. 2020. Vascular Plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. 526 pp., W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. ISBN 978-83-62975-45-7 Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Achillea tomentosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Achillea tomentosa. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Achillea tomentosa. Accessed: Dec 23 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• español: estratiote, milenrama, milenrama amarilla, milenrama borrosa, milenrama burrosa, milhojas amarilla
• italiano: Millefoglio giallo

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