Quercus

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Native status unresolved in South Carolina

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

13CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Achillea

  • Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
  • Cryptothelea gloveriiOrange Bagworm
  • Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
  • Heliothis phloxiphagaSpotted Straw Sun Moth, Darker Spotted Straw Moth
  • Homorthodes furfurataNorthern Scurfy Quaker
  • Lacinipolia olivaceaOlive Arches, Olive Groundcat
  • Orthodes cynicaCynical Quaker, Cynical Groundcat
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Pseudorthodes vecorsSmall Brown Quaker, Small Brown Groundcat
  • Sparganothoides lentiginosanaLentiginos Moth
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  • Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
  • Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Achillea

  • Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
ASTERACEAE
Hardiness
Zones 3a–9b
Soil pH
Neutral
Flower color
Cream, yellow, orange, pink, purple, red or white

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankNot available
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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