Common name
English: Fernleaf Yarrow
German: Goldgarbe
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(family description)
Genus: Achillea (2)
Epithet: filipendulina Lam. (1)
Synonyms: Achillea eupatorium M.Bieb., Achillea filicifolia M.Bieb., Tanacetum angulatum Willd.
angulatum => angulatum having angles or corners
eupatorium => refers to Mithradates VI (about 131-63 BC), king of Pontus (a Hellenistic state of Persian origin on the southern coast of the Black Sea)
filicifolia => fern-leaved
filipendulina => having Filipendula-like leaves
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow