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yarrow

Perennial herb belonging to the daisy family, with feathery, scented leaves and flat-topped clusters of white or pink flowers. It is native to Europe and Asia. (Achillea millefolium, family Compositae.)

Yarrow

River of Scottish Borders unitary authority, Scotland, rising in the Moffat Hills and flowing 38 km/24 mi northeast through the Loch of the Lowes and St Mary's Loch to join Ettrick Water southwest of Selkirk.

Its valley landscape was described by William Wordsworth and James Hogg.



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