Achillea aegyptiaca var. taygetea

Achillea aegyptiaca var. taygetea (= Achillea taygetea) 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 aegyptiaca var. taygetea 11.1 History 11.2 Achillea aegyptiaca var. taygetea 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 aegyptiaca var. taygetea was already described and the name validly published by Pierre Edmond Boissier and Theodor Heinrich Hermann von Heldreich. It was not until some time later, however, that Eugen von Halácsy reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

Achillea aegyptiaca var. taygetea is a variety in the genus Achillea (yarrow) which contains 85 species and belongs to the family of the Asteraceae (Aster Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

The perennials grow to a height of approximately 0,6 meters and develop into clumps.

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Achillea aegyptiaca var. taygetea is an evergreen plant with simple leaves. The leaves are arranged opposite one another. They are greyish green, linear and pinnatifid.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are many-petaled and pale yellow.

The fruits are achenes.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

[edit] Cultivation

Achillea aegyptiaca var. taygetea prefers a sunny site.

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

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[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Achillea aegyptiaca var. taygetea

[edit] History

[edit] Achillea aegyptiaca var. taygetea 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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