Are Cibotium Barometz and Yarrow in the same botanical family?

No — Cibotium Barometz is Cibotiaceae and Yarrow is Asteraceae.

Can you substitute Cibotium Barometz for Yarrow?

They come from different families (Cibotiaceae and Asteraceae), so direct substitution is uncommon.

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Cibotium Barometz vs Yarrow

Cibotium barometz · Achillea millefolium

Cibotium Barometz

Cibotium barometz

T Traditional Use

Family: Cibotiaceae
Genus: Cibotium
Primary use: medicinal

Cibotium barometz, the barometz, golden chicken fern or woolly fern, is a species of tree fern native to parts of China and to the western part of the Malay Peninsula. The fern's woolly rhizome was thought to be the inspiration for the mythical "Vegetable Lamb of Tartary".

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

T Traditional Use

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Achillea
Primary use: medicinal

Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor.

At a glance

· Different families — Cibotiaceae vs Asteraceae.
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Cibotium Barometz: T; Yarrow: T.