Sneezeweed (Achillea ptarmica L.)
Also known as sneezewort.
↑Summary
A common plant in Europe, and introduced into North America where it has a scattered, northerly distribution.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced | |
| Introduced or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Uses
Numerous other plants of this genus occur in North America, but most have limited, extremely northerly distributions. The only common plant is common yarrow (Achillea millefolium).
The broader Anthemideae tribe of the Asteraceae family contains more species in North America.
↑Links & External Resources
• Achillea ptarmica (Sneezeweed) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Achillea ptarmica | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Sneezewort | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Achillea ptarmica | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Achillea ptarmica | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Achillea ptarmica | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Achillea ptarmica | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Sneezewort | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Achillea ptarmica (Sneezewort) | Minnesota Wildflowers (About This Site)
