YARROW

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PLANT—

Leaves finely divided, feathered in form
Upright slender stems
Flat-topped clusters of small white flowers, occasionally pink

Shallow spreading root system

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SEASON—

High summer flowering
Cut in full bloom
Gathered in dry weather

 

ARCHIVE—

Field medicine note, 18th century

“Yarrow hath been carried for the stanching of blood, and applied fresh to wounds made by iron.”

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CORRESPONDENCES—
Iron

Field
High summer

 

NAMES—

Yarrow
Common yarrow
Milfoil

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