Achillea millefolium L.

Spice In the field Inflorescence

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Achillea

Catalan common name: Milfulles.

Spanish common name: Cientoenrama. Colchón de pobre. Espuma de la leche. Hierba de aquiles. Hierba del carpintero. Maquilea.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Gardens.

Characteristics: An herbaceous rhizomatous plant with erect and pilose stems. Flowers are very small, pure white in colour and with 5 outer ligules; grouped in capitula (at first glance it has the appearance of an umbel). All capitula are grouped into a corymb (an inflorescence with flowers set at the same level, although with pedicels emerging at different levels along the stem. Leaves can reach 15 cm. in length area and are extensively divided into folioles.