Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata

Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata (= Achillea moschata) is a perennial.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata 11.1 History 11.2 Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata was already described and the name validly published by Franz Xavier von Wulfen. It was not until 1976, however, that Ian Bertram Kay Richardson reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata is a subspecies in the genus Achillea (yarrow) which contains 85 species and belongs to the family of the Asteraceae (Aster Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

The leaves are arranged opposite one another.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are many-petaled. The plants bloom from June to September.

The fruits are achenes.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata is native to the French, Italian, Swiss and Austrian Alps.

[edit] Cultivation

Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata prefers a sunny site and can withstand temperatures down to -23,3º C.

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata

[edit] History

[edit] Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschatafr:Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata