Achillea oxyloba
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Achillea oxyloba (DC.) Sch.Bip. |
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Divisio: Magnoliophyta Subdivisio: Magnoliophytina Classis: Rosopsida Subclassis: Asteridae Superordo: Asteranae Ordo: Asterales |
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Achillea oxyloba is a perennial.
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[edit] Naming
Achillea oxyloba was already described and the name validly published by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. It was not until 1855, however, that Carl Heinrich Schultz reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.
[edit] Taxonomy
Achillea oxyloba is a species 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 July to September.
The fruits are achenes.
[edit] Root System
[edit] Distribution
Achillea oxyloba is native to the South Alps, the Apennine Mountains and the Carpathian Mountains in Italy, Austria, Romania and the western European Russia respectively.
[edit] Cultivation
Achillea oxyloba 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 oxyloba
[edit] History
[edit] Achillea oxyloba 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
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