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==Distribution==
 
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Occur within the mid to southeastern coastal region of the United States – and some adjacent areas.<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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Agrimonia microcarpa has been recognized as a distinct species or as a variety of Agrimonia pubescens.<ref>Ahles 1964, more citation needed.</ref> Both taxa share the same types of distribution of hairs, have flowers alternate on the inflorescence rachis and tuberous roots.<ref name="Kline and Sorensen et al 2008"/>
 
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Found frequently in mesic sites of open deciduous and mixed woods to 600 meters in elevation.<ref name="Kline and Sorensen et al 2008"/> Found in Southern mixed hardwood forests and dry to moist woodlands. <ref> 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.</ref>
 
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Flowering from late July to September.<ref name="Kline and Sorensen et al 2008"/>
 
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Revision as of 08:22, 10 June 2015

Agrimonia microcarpa
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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.
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Natural range of Agrimonia microcarpa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Distribution

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

Ecology

Agrimonia microcarpa has been recognized as a distinct species or as a variety of Agrimonia pubescens.[2] Both taxa share the same types of distribution of hairs, have flowers alternate on the inflorescence rachis and tuberous roots.[1]

Habitat

Found frequently in mesic sites of open deciduous and mixed woods to 600 meters in elevation.[1] Found in Southern mixed hardwood forests and dry to moist woodlands. [3]

Phenology

Flowering from late July to September.[1]

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

References and notes

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sorensen, G. J. K. a. P. D. (2008). "A revision of Agrimonia (Rosaceae) in North and Central America." Brittonia: 11-33.
  2. Ahles 1964, more citation needed.
  3. 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.