Yarrow; Milfoil; Old Man’s Pepper; Nosebleed
Achillea Millefolium
Flower-heads–Grayish-white, rarely pinkish, in a hard, close, flat-topped, compound cluster. Ray florets 4 to 6, pistillate, fertile; disk florets yellow, afterward brown, perfect, fertile. Stem: Erect, from
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Wildflower enthusiasts often distinguish “native” wildflowers from “introduced” species. But many of the wildflowers we commonly see and assume to be native are, in fact, species that were introduced hundreds of years ago and which have become naturalized. The term “naturalized” means that these species have been able to grow and
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