Noble yarrow vs yellow milfoil

Achillea nobilis compared with Achillea tomentosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Noble yarrow	yellow milfoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Achillea	Achillea
Species	Achillea nobilis	Achillea tomentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Noble yarrow and yellow milfoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Achillea.

Conservation Status

Noble yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

yellow milfoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Noble yarrow	yellow milfoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Noble yarrow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (United States).

yellow milfoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden