Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Early Summer → Late Summer
Harvest aerial parts in full flower; dry quickly to preserve colour
A versatile wound herb with haemostatic and diaphoretic properties. Used for fevers, wounds, and menstrual irregularities. Common throughout temperate grasslands.
British Isles (temperate-north) · North America East (continental) · Western Europe (temperate-north)