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|genus=Achillea
 
|genus=Achillea
 
|species=ptarmica
 
|species=ptarmica
|common_name=Sneezewort  
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|common_name=Sneezewort, Sneezeweed, Bastard Pellitory, European Pellitory, Etc.
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|name_ref=Wikipedia
 
|habit=herbaceous
 
|habit=herbaceous
 
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|max_zone=10
 
|max_zone=10
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|image=Sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica).jpg
 
|image_width=240
 
|image_width=240
 
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'''''Achillea ptarmica''''' ('''Sneezewort''', '''Sneezeweed''', '''Bastard Pellitory''', '''European Pellitory''', '''Fair-maid-of-France''', '''Goose Tongue''', '''Sneezewort Yarrow''', '''Wild Pellitory''', '''White Tansy''') is a species in the genus ''[[Achillea]]''. It has loose clusters of white, button-like [[flower]]s that bloom from June to August. Its dark green [[Leaf|leaves]] have finely-toothed margins.
| name = ''Achillea ptarmica''
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| common_names = Sneezewort
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This is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant that prefers full sun and moist but well-drained [[soil]].
| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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The name ''ptarmica'' comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''ptairo'' (=sneeze) and means 'causes sneezing'.
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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Like many other plants, the sneezewort's pattern of development displays the [[Fibonacci number|Fibonacci sequence]].<ref name="Britton">{{cite web |url= http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/fibslide/jbfibslide.htm |title= Fibonacci Numbers in Nature |author= Jill Britton |format= [[html]] |date= 7 May 2005 |quote= }}</ref>
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| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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The plant is poisonous to cattle, sheep, and horses.
| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Achilleaptarmica.jpg
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| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Asterales
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| familia = Asteraceae
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| genus = Achillea
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| species = ptarmica
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'''''Achillea ptarmica''''' ('''Sneezewort''', '''Sneezeweed''', '''Bastard Pellitory''', '''European Pellitory''', '''Fair-maid-of-France''', '''Goose Tongue''', '''Sneezewort Yarrow''', '''Wild Pellitory''', '''White Tansy''').
   
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Achillea ptarmica, Linn. (A. macrocephala, Pill. & Mitterb.). Sneezewort. Height 1-2 ft.: lvs. serrate: fls. in loose corymbs; all summer. North temperate regions.— Its full-double var. The Pearl (Fig. 104) is much used for cut-flowers and in cemeteries, and is one of the most popular of all hardy herbaceous plants. There are many other varieties.{{SCH}}
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Achillea ptarmica, Linn. (A. macrocephala, Pill. & Mitterb.). Sneezewort. Height 1-2 ft.: lvs. serrate: fls. in loose corymbs; all summer. North temperate regions.— Its full-double var. The Pearl is much used for cut-flowers and in cemeteries, and is one of the most popular of all hardy herbaceous plants. There are many other varieties.{{SCH}}
 
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