Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Achillea is a genus of flowering plants, in the Asteraceae family, commonly called 'yarrow'. These plants typically have frilly leaves and large flat clusters of flowers. A number of species are popular garden plants. Well-known members of the genus include: A. ageratifolia (also known as A. serbica), greek yarrow A. clavennae, silvery yarrow A. filipendula, fernleaf yarrow A. millefolium, common yarrow A. ptarmica A. tomentosa, wolly yarrow The genus was likely named for the greek mythological character Achilles. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.