| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Achillea atrata L. trib. Anthemideae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 899 (1753) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 1400-3000m |
| Description | leaves dark green, bipinnatisect, segments narrowly lanceolate, mostly glabrous, capitula solitary with whitish disc, 12-18mm across |
| Size | 7-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Achillea atrata var. beckiana Heimerl Achillea atrata var. halleri (Crantz) P.Fourn. Achillea atrata var. intermedia Gaudin Achillea atrata var. monocephala Heimerl Achillea atrata var. multilfora Heimerl Achillea atrata var. oligocephala Heimerl Achillea atrata var. vulgaris Heimerl Achillea halleri Crantz Anthemis corymbosa Haenke Chamaemelum atratum (L.) E.H.L.Krause Ptarmica atrata (L.) DC. Ptarmica clusiana Steud. Ptarmica scardica Griseb. Santolina atrata (L.) Baill. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |