Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

• Its scientific name comes from the Greek hero Achilles who was taught about its properties for healing battle wounds by his centaur mentor Chiron. The second part of the name describes its leaves – thousand leaved.
• Likely to be found as often in your lawn as in parks and grassy verges.
• Harder to find in sheep fields as they often selectively graze it.
• It has a high mineral content, and is sometimes planted in fields as part of a fodder mix.
• It has been used to help halt bleeding, a use that can be found in its common names too, Woundwort and Staunchweed.
• The leaves make a tasty herbal tea, that is bright green!