Sweet Nancy
Achillea ageratum
Asteraceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Native distribution
Mediterranean Region
Biocultural value
Spicy leaves flavor soups and salads.
Location
Source of plant
Unknown
Description
Stems erect to 80 cm, sometimes branched, hairy, woody at the base. Leaves 5 cm long, 1.2 cm wide, sometimes hairy with glandular spots, the middle and upper stem leaves plane, simple, serrate, sessile, obtuse, the basal leaves petiolate, pinnately divided. Capitula held in corymbs of 15 to many; peduncle 1-5 mm, involucre about 3 mm in diameter, phyllaries about 2 mm, ovate, with more or less scarious margins; ray florets to 1 mm, yellow.
USDA Hardiness Zone
7
Special characteristics
food