Family: Rosaceae
common agrimony, tall hairy agrimony
Kitty Kohout
Christopher Noll
Etymology: Agrimonia: possibly from Greek argema, an eye-disease, because of supposed medicinal value
Plants: erect, perennial, 1'-5' tall forb; stout stems with long hairs
Leaves: once pinnately-divided into 5-9 large leaflets with smaller ones in-between, coarsely toothed, mostly smooth above
Flowers: yellow, 5-parted, 1/4" wide, stalks hairy; inflorescence a spike-like, interrupted cluster (raceme) on a stalk with long, spreading hairs; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: dry seed with hooked prickles in a top-shaped cluster
Habitat: partial sun; dry to moist; woods, forests
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 1'-5' tall forb; stout stems with long hairs
Leaves: once pinnately-divided into 5-9 large leaflets with smaller ones in-between, coarsely toothed, mostly smooth above
Flowers: yellow, 5-parted, 1/4" wide, stalks hairy; inflorescence a spike-like, interrupted cluster (raceme) on a stalk with long, spreading hairs; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: dry seed with hooked prickles in a top-shaped cluster
Habitat: partial sun; dry to moist; woods, forests
Conservation Status: Native
- pincipal leaflets 5–9
- axis of inflorescence, stems, and leaf rachises conspicuously glandular and with long spreading hairs
- bristles of floral tube spreading or reflexed, elongating to as much as 3.5 (–4) mm
- fruiting floral tube top-shaped, often conspicuously grooved
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 2, Wetland Indicator = FACU+ USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Kitty Kohout
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Christopher Noll
Merel R. Black
Kenneth J. Sytsma
