Achillea borealis

Bong.

Woolly Yarrow

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1004584
Element CodePDAST03090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusAchillea
Other Common Names
Achillée boréale (FR)
Concept Reference
Ramsey, J., A. Robertson, and B. Husband. 2008. Rapid adaptive divergence in new world Achillea, an autopolyploid complex of ecological races. The Society for the Study of Evolution. Evolution 62-3: 639-653.
Taxonomic Comments
Ramsey et al. (2008) here expand the concept of Achillea borealis (= A. millefolium var. borealis) to include all native North American varieties: alpicola, arenicola, californica, gigantea, litoralis, megacephala, nigrescens, occidentalis, pacifica, and puberula. This treatment excludes the introduced A. millefolium var. millefolium, as Ramsey et al. note that "North American plants were clearly distinguished from Swedish A. millefolium var. millefolium".
Conservation Status
Review Date2017-05-01
Change Date2017-05-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorSNRYes
ManitobaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
AlbertaS5Yes
SaskatchewanSNRYes
Yukon TerritorySNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
References (1)
  1. Ramsey, J., A. Robertson, and B. Husband. 2008. Rapid adaptive divergence in new world <i>Achillea</i>, an autopolyploid complex of ecological races. The Society for the Study of Evolution. Evolution 62-3: 639-653.