Achillea L.
Publ. & Syn.Excluded: Achillea alpina subsp. sibirica (A. sibirica).
NotesElven and Korobkov: We have discussed the possible recognition of Ptarmica apart from Achillea. In a phylogenetic study (Guo et al. 2004), Ptarmica nested within Achillea. Ptarmica was also polyphyletic and its species must be divided on two sections. We keep Ptarmica inside Achillea.
Chromosomes(1) 38 (2x). - North America (W). - Ornduff et al. (1967); Keil and Pinkava (1976).
(2) 57 60 (3x). - North America (W). - Several reports.
(3) ca. 76 (4x). - Canada. - Gervais et al. (1990).
GeographyNorth American (N): CAN.
Parent taxonAsteraceae
Child taxa Achillea alpina L.
Achillea millefolium L.
Achillea ptarmica L.
Achillea salicifolia Besser
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
Editorial Committee: Reidar Elven, David F. Murray (Museum of the North, University of Alaska), Volodya Yu. Razzhivin (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences), Boris A. Yurtsev [deceased] (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)