Achillea millefolium and Achillea ptarmica are plants from the same genus. However, they are of different species. They are closely related and share many similarities, but they are not the same plant.
Achillea millefolium.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Achillea millefolium.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Achillea millefolium.
The scientific name for yarrow is Achillea millefolium.
The term yarrow is typically placed on the species Achillea millefolium. The plant has frilly, multi-lobed delicate leaves. They are highly aromatic and have flowers that can be white, yellow, orange, pink or red. Achillea ptarmica is called double yarrow, or sneezewort. The flowers look like clusters of tiny cotton balls, rather that the traditional daisy shape of achillea millefolium.
Yarrow or Achillea millefolium is in the Aster family.
Yarrow is a common name for certain species of flowering plants in the genus Achillea, especially the species Achillea millefolium. Another name for yarrow is "bloodwort".
Western yarrow or Achillea millefolium L. var.occidentalis is found in the western US and Canada.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Achillea millefolium.
The scientific name is Achillea millefolium. Common names besides yarrow refer to its blood staunching properties such as soldier's woundwort, nosebleed, bloodwort, devil's nettle, sanguinary, stenchgrass, and old man's pepper. The millefolium part of the name means thousand leaves.
Milfoil is a term that encompasses two plant species. The most common of these is achillea millefolium which is also known as yarrow. Aquatic Myriophyllum plants are often called water milfoil.