Common name:
Sneezewort
Family:
Scientific name:
Achillea ptarmica
Main flower color:
Range:
Throughout the UK; less common only in the southeast
Height:
Between 20 cm and 60 cm
Habitat:
Grassland, open woodland, heaths, bogs; generally wet and/or acidic soils
Flowers:
Flowerheads, up to 18 mm in diameter, have between eight and ten relatively broad, oval ray florets around a centre of 50 or more pale yellow or greenish disc florets, below which are several rows of lanceolate phyllaries, brown along the margins, and covered by downy, appressed hairs. The hair covering extends along the upper part of the stem. Flowerheads are arranged in open clusters
Leaves:
Opposite, hairless, linear to narrowly lanceolate; up to 6 cm long, lined by small, regular, sharp teeth
Season:
July to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
