Editing Achillea millefolium (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
Yarrow is [[Native species|native]] to [[temperate regions]] of the [[Northern Hemisphere]] in [[Asia]], [[Europe]], and [[North America]].<ref name="S&S" />[[File:Achillea millefolium 4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Wenatchee Mountains|Wenatchee Foothills]], [[Chelan County, Washington]]]]

The plant grows from sea level to {{convert|3500|m|ft|abbr=on}} in elevation. Common yarrow is frequently found in the mildly disturbed soil of grasslands and open forests. Active growth occurs in the spring.<ref name="S&S"/><ref name="efloras"/>

In North America, both native and introduced genotypes, and both [[diploid]] and [[polyploid]] plants are found.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm|title=Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas|author=Alan S. Weakley|date=April 2008}}</ref> It is found in every habitat throughout California except the Colorado and [[Mojave Desert]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for ACHILLEA millefolium |url=https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment?Achillea%20millefolium |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=ucjeps.berkeley.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Achillea millefolium Calflora |url=https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=61 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.calflora.org}}</ref> Common yarrow produces an average yield of {{convert|43000|/acre|/ha|order=flip|adj=pre|plants}}, with a total dry weight of {{convert|10500|lb/acre|kg/ha|order=flip|abbr=in}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/mf2634.pdf |title=A Grower's Guide_Yarrow_Achillea millefolium |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007014225/http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/mf2634.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

It has been introduced as a feed for livestock in [[New Zealand]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=RNZIH – Horticulture Pages – Weeds – Achillea millefolium – yarrow |url=http://www.rnzih.org.nz/pages/achilleamillefolium.htm |access-date=2 September 2015 |website=www.rnzih.org.nz}}</ref> and [[Australia]], where it is a common weed of both wet and dry areas, such as roadsides, meadows, fields and coastal places.<ref name=":0" />