Achillea ptarmicifolia
(Willd.) Rupr. ex Heimerl
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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 edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Caucasus, Georgia,
Synonyms
Achillea grandiflora M. BiebAchillea sachokiana Sosn.Anthemis ptarmicifolia AdamPtarmica ptarmicifolia (Willd.) GalushkoPyrethrum ptarmicifolium Willd.
Also Known As
Jortk'uda
References (2)
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2016, A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:4 (As Achillea grandiflora)
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2021, Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2021) 17:72 p 6 (As Achillea grandiflora)
