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|common_name=Sneezewort  
|common_name=Sneezewort, Sneezeweed, Bastard Pellitory, European Pellitory, Etc.
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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'''''Achillea ptarmica''''' ('''Sneezewort''', '''Sneezeweed''', '''Bastard Pellitory''', '''European Pellitory''', '''Fair-maid-of-France''', '''Goose Tongue''', '''Sneezewort Yarrow''', '''Wild Pellitory''', '''White Tansy''') is a species in the genus ''[[Achillea]]''. It has loose clusters of white, button-like [[flower]]s that bloom from June to August. Its dark green [[Leaf|leaves]] have finely-toothed margins.
| name = ''Achillea ptarmica''
 
| common_names = Sneezewort
This is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant that prefers full sun and moist but well-drained [[soil]].
| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
 
| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
The name ''ptarmica'' comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''ptairo'' (=sneeze) and means 'causes sneezing'.
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
 
| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
Like many other plants, the sneezewort's pattern of development displays the [[Fibonacci number|Fibonacci sequence]].<ref name="Britton">{{cite web |url= http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/fibslide/jbfibslide.htm |title= Fibonacci Numbers in Nature |author= Jill Britton |format= [[html]] |date= 7 May 2005 |quote= }}</ref>
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
The plant is poisonous to cattle, sheep, and horses.
| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
 
| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Achilleaptarmica.jpg
| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = Asterales
| familia = Asteraceae
| genus = Achillea
| species = ptarmica
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'''''Achillea ptarmica''''' ('''Sneezewort''', '''Sneezeweed''', '''Bastard Pellitory''', '''European Pellitory''', '''Fair-maid-of-France''', '''Goose Tongue''', '''Sneezewort Yarrow''', '''Wild Pellitory''', '''White Tansy''').
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Achillea ptarmica, Linn. (A. macrocephala, Pill. & Mitterb.). Sneezewort. Height 1-2 ft.: lvs. serrate: fls. in loose corymbs; all summer. North temperate regions.— Its full-double var. The Pearl (Fig. 104) is much used for cut-flowers and in cemeteries, and is one of the most popular of all hardy herbaceous plants. There are many other varieties.{{SCH}}
Achillea ptarmica, Linn. (A. macrocephala, Pill. & Mitterb.). Sneezewort. Height 1-2 ft.: lvs. serrate: fls. in loose corymbs; all summer. North temperate regions.— Its full-double var. The Pearl is much used for cut-flowers and in cemeteries, and is one of the most popular of all hardy herbaceous plants. There are many other varieties.{{SCH}}
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 2 November 2010

 Achillea ptarmica subsp. var.  Sneezewort, Sneezeweed, Bastard Pellitory, European Pellitory, Etc.
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Achillea ptarmica (Sneezewort, Sneezeweed, Bastard Pellitory, European Pellitory, Fair-maid-of-France, Goose Tongue, Sneezewort Yarrow, Wild Pellitory, White Tansy) is a species in the genus Achillea. It has loose clusters of white, button-like flowers that bloom from June to August. Its dark green leaves have finely-toothed margins.

This is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant that prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soil.

The name ptarmica comes from the Greek word ptairo (=sneeze) and means 'causes sneezing'.

Like many other plants, the sneezewort's pattern of development displays the Fibonacci sequence.[1]

The plant is poisonous to cattle, sheep, and horses.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Achillea ptarmica, Linn. (A. macrocephala, Pill. & Mitterb.). Sneezewort. Height 1-2 ft.: lvs. serrate: fls. in loose corymbs; all summer. North temperate regions.— Its full-double var. The Pearl is much used for cut-flowers and in cemeteries, and is one of the most popular of all hardy herbaceous plants. There are many other varieties.CH


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  1. ↑ Jill Britton (7 May 2005). "Fibonacci Numbers in Nature" (html).
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