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Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Other common names include old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, and thousand seal. Yarrow is an herb. The above ground parts are used to make medicine. Yarrow is used for fever, common cold, hay fever, absence of menstruation, dysentery, diarrhea, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal (GI) tract discomfort, and to induce sweating. Some people chew the fresh leaves to relieve toothache. Storrs Lake Recreation Area, near Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin (USA)
According to Wikipedia, "Symphyotrichum is a genus of over 100 species and naturally occurring hybrids of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family Asteraceae, most which were formerly treated within the genus Aster." Dorothy Carnes State Natural Area, Jefferson County, Wisconsin (USA)
Apparently it's no longer correct to refer to these flowers as asters. Oh well. According to Wikipedia, "Symphyotrichum is a genus of over 100 species and naturally occurring hybrids of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family Asteraceae, most which were formerly treated within the genus Aster." Dorothy Carnes State Natural Area, Jefferson County, Wisconsin (USA)
