Achillea ageratum
| Achillea ageratum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Achillea |
| Species: | A. ageratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Achillea ageratum L. | |
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Achillea ageratum (also known as Sweet Maudlin, Sweet Yarrow, or Sweet Nancy) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to southern Europe and cultivated as a fragrant herb. In the Middle Ages it was used as a strewing herb to repel insects such as moths, lice and ticks and spread a good smell in private rooms.