Sneezewort
Taken at Ambleside on 16th July 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 21st July 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File

Taken at Baron's Haugh on 10th September 2015 using Nikon D5200 - 18-55 mm lens with Radnor D250 macro lens.
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Sneezewort.
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AKA: 		Achillea ptarmica.
Asterales.
Asteraceae.
A Perennial.
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 Damp grassy places such as meadows.
July-September.
30 - 60 cms.
When the plant was named a few hundred years ago, it was said that it's smell could induce sneezing in anyone who smelled it - hence its name. Indeed it was used in powdered form up the nose to bring about a sneezing fit and so cure that stuffy head!