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What are the common names of yarrow?

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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.

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