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Sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica Family: Asteraceae
Sneezewort
Achillea ptarmica


Flowering time: July-September. Perennial

Found on damp or wet ground on acidic or neutral soils; meadows, stream-sides, wet heaths, roadsides and waste ground.

Branched clusters of white flowers on erect, angular stems. The lanceolate leaves are more or less hairless, pointed and sharp-toothed.

Similar: Yarrow, Achillea millefolium


Sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica

Sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica
Alner's Gorse, Dorset. September 2015

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