Common Yarrow   23-XI
MAGNOLIOPHYTA
campanulids
 
 
The Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)is one of the most commonly-observed plants in the Experiencing Life series. It is in the order Asterales.



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Magnoliophyta
  2. Classification of Magnoliophyta
  3. Basal Magnoliophyta
  4. magnoliids
  5. Liliopsida
  6. commelinids
  7. eudicotyledons
  8. core eudicotyledons
  9. asterids
  10. lamiids
  11. campanulids
  12. rosids
  13. fabids
  14. malvids

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The campanulids are one of two major divisions of the asterid clade. There are eight orders currently but four have no native representatives in the US: Bruniales, Cardiopteridales, Escalloniales and Paracryphiales.

APIALES  

As of 2023, 556 species of Apiales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 2,646 throughout the world.

The order Bruniales is closely-related to Apiales but has no representatives in the US.

  • FAMILY GRISELINIACEAE
  • FAMILY PENNANTIACEAE
  • FAMILY TORRICELLIACEAE
  • SUBORDER APIINEAE
    • FAMILY APIACEAE
      • Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) - most iNat observations in US for Apiales. Introduced. - Effigy Mounds, IA
      • Common Cowparsnip (Heracleum maximum) - most native iNat observations in US for Apiales
      • Narrow Leaved Musineon (Musineon tenifolium) - 5 (Agate)
      • Sanicle (Sanicula) - Perry Lake, KS
      • American Wild Carrot (Daucus pusillus))
      • Food
        • Carrot (Daucus carota) - Yes, the same species as Queen Anne's Lace
        • Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
        • Garden Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
    • FAMILY ARALIACEAE
      • Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
      • Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
      • English Ivy (Hedera sp.)- Heckman Rock Garden at MOBOT - NOAH
      • Lawn Water Pennywort (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides)- Schoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT - NOAH
      • Queensland Umbrella Tree (Schefflera sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT
      • Devil's Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa) - Great Smoky Mountains NP
    • FAMILY MYODOCARPACEAE
    • FAMILY PITTOSPORACEAE
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AQUIFOLIALES  

As of 2024, 25 species of Aquifoliales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 141 throughout the world. Of the 25 US species observed, all are of genus Ilex.

  • FAMILY AQUIFOLIACEAE
    • American Holly (Ilex opaca) - most iNat observations in US for Aquifoliales - 6 (Victorian Area at MOBOT), 2 (Great Smoky Mountains NP) - NOAH
    • Mountain Holly (Ilex montana) - Great Smoky Mountains NP
    • Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)
  • FAMILY CARDIOPTERIDACEAE
  • FAMILY HELWINGIACEAE
  • FAMILY PHYLLONOMACEAE
  • FAMILY STEMONURACEAE
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ASTERALES  

As of 2023, 2,835 species of Asterales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 13,957 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY ALSEUOSMIACEAE
  • FAMILY ARGOPHYLLACEAE
  • FAMILY ASTERACEAE
    • White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) - most iNat observations of any species within EL Series locations, 2nd-most in US for Asterales
    • Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) - most iNat observations in US for Asterales, third-most observed plant in the US - 6 (Konza)
    • Chicory (Cichorium intybus) - introduced, third-most observations in the US for Asterales - Perry Lake, KS
    • Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - introduced, fourth-most observations in the US for Asterales
    • Ragweeds (Ambrosia)
      • Burrobush (Ambrosia dumosa) - 7 (Mojave NP)
    • Prairie Broomweed (Amphiachyris dracunculoides) - 6 (Tallgrass Prairie)
    • Everlasting (Anaphalis) - 1 (Yellowstone)
    • Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus) - Black Canyon, NM
    • Sagebrushes (Artemisia)
      • Common Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) - introduced, second-most observations in EL series, fifth-most in US for Asterales
      • Sand Sagebrush (Artemisia filifolia) - 4 (Petrified Forest)
      • Fringed Sagebrush (Artemisia frigida) - 5 (Agate)
      • Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) - 7 (Mono Lake)
    • False Boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides) - 6 (Konza)
    • Tasselflower Brickellbush (Brickellia grandiflora) - Black Canyon, NM
    • Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) - 6 (Moraine Park at RMNP), Independence Rock, WY
    • Thistles (Cirsium) - the most-commonly observed species have been introduced to the US
      • Tall Thistle (Cirsium altissimum) - Perry Lake, KS
      • Mountain Thistle (Cirsium scopulorum) - 6 (RMNP)
    • Tickseed (Coreopsis) - 6 (Onondaga)
    • Cosmos sp. - 6 (SCZ)
    • Hoary Tansyaster (Dieteria canescens) - 4 (Dinosaur NM)
    • Coneflower (Echinacea sp.) - 6 (Onondaga, Konza), Effigy Mounds National Monument - NOAH
    • Rubber Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) - 7 (Mono Lake)
    • Fleabane (Erigeron) - 6 (Tallgrass Prairie)
    • Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) - Bandalier NM
    • Spanish Gold (Grindelia ciliata) - Palo Duro Canyon
    • Sunflowers (Helianthus)
    • Showy Goldeneye (Heliomeris multiflora) - 6 (Moraine Park at RMNP)
    • False Goldenaster (Heterotheca resinolens) - 6 (Moraine Park at RMNP)
    • Fineleaf Wollywhite (Hymenopappus filifolius) - 5 (Agate)
    • Stemless Hymenoxys (Hymenoxys acaulis) - 5 (Agate)
    • Alpine Sunflower (Hymenoxys grandiflora) - 6 (Alpine VC at RMNP)
    • Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia) - 6 (Onondaga)
    • Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya) - Great Plains Nature Center, KS
    • Groundsel (Packera) - 6 (Konza)
    • Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca) - 3 (Adirondacks)
    • Upright Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) - 6 (Konza)
    • Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
    • Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) - 6 (Konza)
    • Goldenrod (Solidago) - 6 (Tallgrass Prairie)
    • Townsendia (Townsendia grandiflora) - 5 (Agate)
    • Ironweed (Vernonia) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Rocky Mountain Zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora) - 4 (Comanche NG)
  • FAMILY CALYCERACEAE
  • FAMILY CAMPANULACEAE
    • Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) - 6 (Prairie Garden Trust)
    • Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
    • Tall Bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Alula (Brighamia insignis) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT), 12 (Kauai and Molokai) - NOAH
  • FAMILY GOODENIACEAE
    • Naupakas (Scaevola) - 12 (Hawaii)
  • FAMILY MENYANTHACEAE
    • Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) - 3 (Adirondacks, Ferd's Bog, late May)
  • FAMILY PENTAPHRAGMATACEAE
  • FAMILY PHELLINACEAE
  • FAMILY ROUSSEACEAE
  • FAMILY STYLIDIACEAE
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DIPSACALES  

As of 2023, 186 species of Dipsacales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 764 throughout the world.

The order Paracryphiales is closely-related to Dipsacales but has no representatives in the US.

  • FAMILY ADOXACEAE
    • Elderberries (Sambucus) - After the two introduced honeysuckle species, the next three most iNat observations in the US for Dipsacales are the Black, Blue and Red-Berried Elders. They are all native to the US.
      • Black Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) - 6 (Tallgrass Prairie)
    • Mapleleaf Viburnam (Viburnum acerifolium)
    • Witch Hobble (Viburnum lantanoides) - Great Smoky Mountains NP
    • Leatherleaf Viburnum (Viburnum rhytidophylum) - 6 (Woodland Garden at MOBOT) - NOAH
  • FAMILY CAPRIFOLIACEAE
    • Honeysuckles (Lonicera) - The two most-commonly observed species for Dipsacales in iNat in the US are the Japanese and Amur Honeysuckles. Both were introduced and are invasive.
      • Twinberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata) - the most commonly-observed native honeysuckle in iNaturalist in the US, found in the western mountains of the US.
      • Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Buckbrush/Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) - Clinton Lake - NOAH
    • Weigela florida - Victorian Area at MOBOT - NOAH
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