The yarrow family has about 600-650 species clustered in about 30-31 genera. Most of its representatives are found in the equatorial zone, but the family’s range also includes the temperate zone (except for the northern part of Eurasia and North America, as well as the southern part of South America and Australia).
Pomegranate proper represents an important useful plant belonging to this family. It has been cultivated for thousands of years in the Mediterranean basin and Persia, where it originated.
