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Asteraceae

Common yarrow

Achillea millefolium L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Achillea

Pets and kids

  • CatsMildly toxic
  • DogsMildly toxic
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to cats. Toxic principle: sesquiterpene lactones, glycoalkaloids, monoterpenes.

Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, dermatitis, depression.

Dogs: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to dogs. Toxic principle: sesquiterpene lactones, glycoalkaloids, monoterpenes.

Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, dermatitis, depression.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Common yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Achillée millefeuille - Vallée de grâce à Amiens (Somme) le 22/06/2007
Photo: O. Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Is Common yarrow safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Common yarrow safe for cats?

No. Our sources call Common yarrow mildly toxic to cats. Toxic principle: sesquiterpene lactones, glycoalkaloids, monoterpenes. Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, dermatitis, depression.

Is Common yarrow safe for dogs?

No. Our sources call Common yarrow mildly toxic to dogs. Toxic principle: sesquiterpene lactones, glycoalkaloids, monoterpenes. Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, dermatitis, depression.

Is Common yarrow safe for kids?

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

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Common names

By language (89)
Afrikaans
Duisendblaarachillea, Duisendblad, Volstruisveer
Albanian
Bari mijëfletësh
Arabic
قيصوم ألفي الأوراق, أخيلية ألفية, أم الف ورقة, حزنيل, عشبة الجروح, عشبة النجارين
Armenian
Հազարատերևուկ սովորական
arz
قيصوم الفى الاوراق
Asturian
Cenoyina
Azerbaijani
Adi boymadərən
ba
Меңъяпраҡ
Basque
Milorri
Belarusian
Крываўнік балотны, Крываўнік лекавы
Bosnian
Hajdučka trava
Bulgarian
Бял равнец, Dinob Gyao ban
Cantonese
蓍
Catalan
Milfulles, Achillée mille-feuilles, Achillée Millefeuille, Camamilla vera
Chinese
洋蓍草, 蓍, 千叶蓍, 欧蓍, 絲葉蓍, 蓍实, 蓍草, 锯草
chy
He'haéheséeo'ôtse
Croatian
Obični stolisnik
csb
Krëwiónk
cv
Шпакат курăкĕ
Czech
Řebříček obecný, Řebříček luční
Danish
Almindelig røllike, Røllike
dsb
Wójcyna rotwica
Dutch
Duizendblad, Gewoon duizendblad
English
Common yarrow, Milfoil, Yarrow, Mountain yarrow
Esperanto
Milfolia akileo
Estonian
Harilik raudrohi
Filipino
Milepolyo, Milepolyum, Yaro, Yarrow
Finnish
Siankärsämö, Etelänsiankärsämö
French
Achillée millefeuille, Achillée mille-feuilles, Herbe-à-Dinde, Mille-Feuille, Millefeuille
frr
Teeruus, Marin-Wolmerstee
Galician
Milfollas, Herba dos carpinteiros
German
Gemeine Schafgarbe, Wiesen-Schafgarbe, Achillée mille-feuilles, Achillée Millefeuille, Gewöhnliche Schafgarbe, Gewöhnliche Wiesen-Schafgarbe, Wiesenschafgarbe
Greek
Αγριαψιθιά
gv
Ayr lossey, Ayr hallooin, Lus cosney folley
Hebrew
אכילאה אלף העלה
hsb
Wowča rutwica
Hungarian
Közönséges cickafark
Icelandic
Vallhumall
Igbo
Common yarrow, Milfoil, Yarrow
Indonesian
Daun seribu
Japanese
セイヨウノコギリソウ, ヤロウ, ヤロー
Kazakh
Кәдімгі мыңжапырақ
Korean
서양톱풀
ks
پٔہلؠ گاسہٕ
Kurdish
Gêjînk
kw
Minfel
Latvian
Parastais pelašķis, Pelašķis
li
Hazegerf, Duizendblad, Hazegèrf, Tabaksbloom
Lithuanian
Paprastoji kraujažolė, Achillée mille-feuilles, Achillée Millefeuille
lzh
蓍
Macedonian
Ајдучка трева
mad
Komandhin saèbu
Malagasy
Arivotaombelona
Malayalam
അച്ചില്ലി മില്ലെഫോളിയം
mnc
ᡧᡝᠩᡴᡳᡵᡳ
nds
Wilde karvel
Norwegian Bokmål
Ryllik, Rylliker, Vanlig ryllik
Norwegian Nynorsk
Ryllik, Røllik
nv
Hazéí yiltseeʼí, Azeeʼ yíłtseii
Occitan
Milafuèlhas
olo
Rauduheiny
pcd
Miléfuële, Indove, Indowòre, Iérpe`d écmin, Milwéle
Persian
بومادران
Polish
Krwawnik pospolity
Portuguese
Milefólio
Romanian
Coada șoricelului, Coada şoricelului
rup
Coadâ-șurichinâ
Russian
Тысячелистник обыкновенный
sah
Суорат от, Харыйа от
se
Biehtárrássi, Biehtárguhkká
Serbian
Хајдучка трава, Millefolii flos, Millefolii herba, Столисник
Serbian (Latin)
Hajdučka trava, Hajdučica, Jalovi mesečnjak, Jalovi mjesečnjak, Sporiš, Stolisnik
sgs
Kraužuolė, Kraužoule
Slovak
Rebríček obyčajný, Mačací chvost, Myší chvost, Stolistník
Slovenian
Navadni rman
smn
Piättárrääsi
sms
Peâttar-rääʹss
Spanish
Milenrama, Abrofia, Anthemis millefolium, Camamila de la Sierra, Camamila de monte, Camomila de los montes, Canimana, Cañimana
stq
Duusendtakke
Swedish
Röllika, Achillée mille-feuilles, Achillée Millefeuille, Achilæa millefolium, Aquilegia millefolium, Fjällröllika, Karibacka, Plymröllika
Tajik
Бӯймодарон
Thai
ยาร์โรว์
Turkish
Civanperçemi
Ukrainian
Деревій звичайний, Деревій, Деревій тисячолистий, Тисячолисник звичайний
Urdu
اَلفیہ, Yarrow, الفیہ, یارو
Uzbek
Bo‘yimodaron, Boʻyimodaron
vep
Čapatezhein
Welsh
Milddail, Llysisau'r gwaedlif
wuu
蓍

Synonyms

  • Achillea albida Willd.
  • Achillea alpicola (Rydb.) Rydb.
  • Achillea ambigua Boiss.
  • Achillea anethifolia Fisch. ex Herder
  • Achillea arenicola A.Heller
  • Achillea bicolor Wender.
  • Achillea borealis f. borealis
  • Achillea borealis subsp. arenicola (A.Heller) D.D.Keck
  • Achillea borealis subsp. borealis
  • Achillea borealis subsp. californica (Pollard) D.D.Keck
  • Achillea borealis var. arenicola (A.Heller) J.T.Howell
  • Achillea borealis var. borealis
  • Achillea borealis var. californica (Pollard) J.T.Howell
  • Achillea californica Pollard
  • Achillea coronopifolia Willd.
  • Achillea crassifolia Dietr. ex Colla
  • Achillea cristata hort. ex DC.
  • Achillea cuspidata Wall.
  • Achillea dentifera Rchb.
  • Achillea dentifera DC.
  • Achillea gigantea Pollard
  • Achillea haenkeana Tausch
  • Achillea intermedia Schleich.
  • Achillea lanata Lam.
  • Achillea lanulosa f. lanulosa
  • Achillea lanulosa f. peroutkyi F.Seym.
  • Achillea lanulosa f. rubicunda Farw.
  • Achillea lanulosa subsp. alpicola (Rydb.) D.D.Keck
  • Achillea lanulosa subsp. lanulosa
  • Achillea lanulosa subsp. megacephala (Raup) Argus
  • Achillea lanulosa subsp. typica D.D.Keck
  • Achillea lanulosa var. alpicola Rydb.
  • Achillea lanulosa var. lanulosa
  • Achillea laxiflora A.Nelson
  • Achillea laxiflora Pollard & Cockerell
  • Achillea magna All.
  • Achillea magna Haenke
  • Achillea magna var. magna
  • Achillea marginata Turcz. ex Ledeb.
  • Achillea megacephala Raup

and 67 more.

Flowers

Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: introduced, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.