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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Occur within the mid to southeastern coastal region of the United States – and some adjacent areas. <ref>{{template:Kline and Sorensen 2008}}</ref> <ref name="Kline and Sorensen et al 2008"> Sorensen, G. J. K. a. P. D. (2008). "A revision of ''Agrimonia'' (Rosaceae) in North and Central America." Brittonia: 11-33.</ref>
 
Occur within the mid to southeastern coastal region of the United States – and some adjacent areas. <ref>{{template:Kline and Sorensen 2008}}</ref> <ref name="Kline and Sorensen et al 2008"> Sorensen, G. J. K. a. P. D. (2008). "A revision of ''Agrimonia'' (Rosaceae) in North and Central America." Brittonia: 11-33.</ref>
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In Florida, it is found in the northern peninsula and down to the central panhandle (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==

Revision as of 12:27, 8 July 2015

Agrimonia microcarpa
Agrimonia microcarpa Gil.jpg
Photo was taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Agrimonia
Species: A. microcarpa
Binomial name
Agrimonia microcarpa
Wallr.
AGRI MICR dist.jpg
Natural range of Agrimonia microcarpa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common names: Smallfruit Agrimony; Low Agrimony

Distribution

Occur within the mid to southeastern coastal region of the United States – and some adjacent areas. [1] [2]

In Florida, it is found in the northern peninsula and down to the central panhandle (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).

Ecology

Agrimonia microcarpa has been recognized as a distinct species or as a variety of Agrimonia pubescens.[3] Both taxa share the same types of distribution of hairs, have flowers alternate on the inflorescence rachis and tuberous roots.[2]

Habitat

Found frequently in mesic sites of open deciduous and mixed woods to 600 meters in elevation.[2] Found in Southern mixed hardwood forests and dry to moist woodlands. [4]. Is found in mesic hammocks (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).

Phenology

Flowering from late July to September.[2]

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Second edition. 2003. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 579. Print.

  1. Kline, G. J. and P. D. Sorensen (2008). "A revision of Agrimonia (Rosaceae) in North and Central America." Brittonia: 11-33.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sorensen, G. J. K. a. P. D. (2008). "A revision of Agrimonia (Rosaceae) in North and Central America." Brittonia: 11-33.
  3. Ahles 1964, more citation needed.
  4. Nelson 2006 – Atlantic Coastal Plain Widlflowers: A Field Guide to the Wildflower of the Coastal Regions of Viriginia, North Carolina, South Georgia, and Northeastern Florida. Guilford, CT: FalconGuide, 2006. 201. Print.