Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Achillea coarctata Poir. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Encycl. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck] Suppl. 1: 94 (1810) |
Native Range | se. & e. Europe to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | basal leaves 15-30cm, pinnatisect, segments pinnatifid, stem leaves up to 8cm long and less pinnate, all white sericeous pubescent, capitula 5mm across in dense corymb |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Achillea compacta Willd. Achillea glomerata M.Bieb. Achillea sericea Janka Achillea tomentosa Friv. ex Nyman Achillea velutina Desf. Chamaemelum coarctatum (Poir.) E.H.L.Krause Millefolium compactum Fourr. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |