Asteraceae
Sneezeweed
Achillea ptarmica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Achillea
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Common names
By language (31)
- Arabic
- قيصوم بقلة العطاس, أخيليا بقلة العطاس
- arz
- اخيليا بقلة العطاس
- Belarusian
- Крываўнік птарміка, Чхальная трава
- Catalan
- Camamilla dels Pirineus, Achillée sternutatoire
- Chinese
- 喷嚏草, 噴嚏草, 長舌蓍屬, 长舌蓍属, 珠蓍
- Croatian
- Močvarni stolisnik
- Czech
- Řebříček bertrám, Řebřícek bertrám
- Danish
- Nyse-Røllike
- Dutch
- Wilde bertram
- English
- Sneezeweed, Sneezewort, Sneezewort yarrow
- Estonian
- Võsa-raudrohi
- Finnish
- Ojakärsämö
- French
- Achillée sternutatoire, Achillee sternutatoire, Achillée ptarmique, Herbe à éternuer
- German
- Sumpf-Schafgarbe, Sumpfschafgarbe, Achillée sternutatoire, Bertram-Schafgarbe, Gewöhnliche Sumpf-Schafgarbe, Sumpfgarbe
- Hungarian
- Kenyérbélcickafark, Kenyérbél cickafark
- Icelandic
- Silfurhnappur
- Irish
- Lus corráin
- Japanese
- オオバナノコギリソウ
- kw
- Striwles
- Lithuanian
- Čiaudulinė kraujažolė, Achillée sternutatoire
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Nyseryllik
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Nyseryllik
- Persian
- بومادران عطسهآور
- Polish
- Krwawnik kichawiec
- Russian
- Тысячелистник птармика, Чихотная трава, Чихотник обыкновенный
- Slovak
- Rebríček bertrámový
- Slovenian
- Pehtranov rman
- Spanish
- Botón de oro, Boton de plata, Ptarmica, Ptármica, Tarmica, Tármica
- Swedish
- Nysört, Achillée sternutatoire, Vitpytta
- Ukrainian
- Деревій цілолистий
- Welsh
- Ystrewlys
Synonyms
- Achillea acuminata Freyn
- Achillea dracunculoides Desf.
- Achillea fragilis Balb. ex DC.
- Achillea grandis Fisch. ex Herd
- Achillea ircutiana Sch.Bip.
- Achillea lenensis Turcz. ex DC.
- Achillea leucanthema Pers.
- Achillea linearis Steud.
- Achillea maxima Fischer ex Heimerl
- Achillea multiplex P.Renault
- Achillea partheniflora Fisch. ex Herder
- Achillea ptarmica f. ptarmica
- Achillea ptarmica var. ptarmica
- Achillea ptarmica var. vulgaris Heimerl
- Achillea serrulata Hornem.
- Achillea sylvestris Gray
- Alitubus pyrenaicus Dulac
- Chrysanthemum ptarmicifolium Puschk. ex Willd.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 1,163 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pavel Smirnov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jens Ullenius, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Press, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.