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Common rue - Latin name - Ruta graveolens

Many small, white flowers of the Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), comprising a single inflorescence, growing in the margins of an agricultural field in central Scotland. The species is native to many areas in the northern hemisphere and has been used by many peoples both to feed livestock and because its essential oils contain many medicinal properties and include the painkiller aspirin.

Pink Yarrow blooms, Achillea Millefolium plants in field

Achillea millefolium, commonly known as Yarrow or Common Yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a rhizomatous, spreading, upright to mat-forming. Cultivars extend the range of flower colors to include pink, red, cream, yellow and bicolor pastels. The genus name Achillea refers to Achilles, hero of the Trojan War in Greek mythology, who used the plant medicinally to stop bleeding and to heal the wounds of his soldiers.

Blossom of the meadow herb on green background at year term of time

Multiple common yarrow in bloom close-up with selective focus

White yarrow in bloom or Achillea millefolium growing wild. Blossom and leaves can be used for herbal tea.

Achillea millefolium - yarrow common herb

$Medium to tall, hairy or almost hairless biennial or perennial; stems erect, to 1.5m, branched above. Basal and lower leaves pinnately-lobed with a small end lobe, generally withered by flowering time; upper leaves 1-2pinnately-lobed, half-clasping the stem. Flower heads bright golden-yellow, 15-25mm, with 12-15 rays, borne in large flat-topped, branched clusters; inner flower-bracts dark-tipped.\nHabitat: Waste and poor land, field boundaries, overgrazed meadows, woodland; roadsides, banks, sand-dunes, on a wide variety of soils.\nFlowering Season: June-November.\nDistribution: Europe, except the extreme north; naturalized in Finland. A widely naturalized weed in North America and New Zealand.\n \nA widespread weed; extremely poisonous to livestock, cattle and horses, but not to sheep.$

flowers captured in Bohinj valley Slovenia

Lembotropis nigricans, also called Cyticus nigricans and Black bloom, is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily of Faboideae of the family Fabaceae. Masses of yellow flowers appear in long racemes in late spring and summer.

Achillea millefolium common yarrow white flowers with green

$Wide field view of buttercup flowers (genus Ranunculus) blooming in field along the California coast Highway 1.\n\nTaken in San Mateo County, California, USA$

Wild carrot or common carrot Daucus carota genus Carrot Daucus of the Umbelliferae family.

A plant whose roots are used as a sedative and to treat certain medical conditions. It is being studied as a way to improve sleep in cancer patients undergoing treatment. Also called garden valerian, Indian valerian, Pacific valerian, Mexican valerian, garden heliotrope, valerian, and Valerianae radix.

Yarrow (Achillea) blooms in the wild among grasses

Close-up full frame view of yellow flowering broom, suitable for background purposes.

Yellow goldenrod flowers blossoming on cloudy sky.

Giant hogweed flower. Shallow DOF. Summer 2013 Cornwall UK.

Dainty purple and white flowers of Lobularia maritima Alyssum maritimum, sweet alyssum or sweet alison, alyssum genus Alyssum is a species of low-growing flowering plant in family Brassicaceae.

Blooming Hypericum perforatum - St. John's wort, perennial herb in the herb garden.

Yarrow herb ( Achillea millefolium ) - close up

background of white flowers that have not yet bloomed

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