Achillea nana
L.
Glacier chamomile
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used to flavour liqueur and can be made into tea.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used to flavour a liqueur.
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Distribution
A temperate plant. It grows in alpine regions of southern Europe.
Where It Grows
Alps, Europe, Switzerland,
Notes
There are about 85-100 Achillea species. They are temperate in Europe and Asia.
Synonyms
References (4)
- Abbet, C., et al, 2014, Ethnobotanical survey on wild alpine food plants in Lower and Central Valais (Switzerland). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 151 (2014) 624–634
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 6
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 32
- Uphof,
