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''Agrimonia microcarpa'' is found frequently in mesic sites of open deciduous and mixed woods to 600 meters in elevation.<ref name="Kline and Sorensen et al 2008"/> It is also found in Southern mixed hardwood forests, 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> and mesic hammocks (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003). This species also grows in limestone bluff habitat, wooded slopes around sinkholes, shallow wooded ravines, and along the sparsely wooded ecotone borders of limestone glades (FSU Herbarium). It generally prefers shady to partially shady sites with moist sandy loam soil (FSU Herbarium). However, ''Agrimonia microcarpa'' also occupies disturbed habitat such as old roadways and clear-cuts (FSU Herbarium).
 
''Agrimonia microcarpa'' is found frequently in mesic sites of open deciduous and mixed woods to 600 meters in elevation.<ref name="Kline and Sorensen et al 2008"/> It is also found in Southern mixed hardwood forests, 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> and mesic hammocks (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003). This species also grows in limestone bluff habitat, wooded slopes around sinkholes, shallow wooded ravines, and along the sparsely wooded ecotone borders of limestone glades (FSU Herbarium). It generally prefers shady to partially shady sites with moist sandy loam soil (FSU Herbarium). However, ''Agrimonia microcarpa'' also occupies disturbed habitat such as old roadways and clear-cuts (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
Associated species includes ''Fimbristylis, Sabatia, Asclepias verticillata, Ratibida pinnata, Quercus laevis, Pinus palustris,'' and others (FSU Herbarium).
 
Associated species includes ''Fimbristylis, Sabatia, Asclepias verticillata, Ratibida pinnata, Quercus laevis, Pinus palustris,'' and others (FSU Herbarium).
  
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Flowering from late July to September.<ref name="Kline and Sorensen et al 2008"/> Fruiting observed July through November (FSU Herbarium).
 
Flowering from late July to September.<ref name="Kline and Sorensen et al 2008"/> Fruiting observed July through November (FSU Herbarium).
 
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Revision as of 10:04, 2 March 2016

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.

Common names: Smallfruit Agrimony; Low Agrimony

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: A. pubescens Wallroth var. microcarpa (Wallroth) H.E. Ahles; A. microcarpa; A. platycarpa Wallroth

Description

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

Distribution

It occurs within the mid to southeastern coastal region of the United States – and some adjacent areas. [3] [2]

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

Ecology

Habitat

Agrimonia microcarpa is found frequently in mesic sites of open deciduous and mixed woods to 600 meters in elevation.[2] It is also found in Southern mixed hardwood forests, dry to moist woodlands, [4] and mesic hammocks (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003). This species also grows in limestone bluff habitat, wooded slopes around sinkholes, shallow wooded ravines, and along the sparsely wooded ecotone borders of limestone glades (FSU Herbarium). It generally prefers shady to partially shady sites with moist sandy loam soil (FSU Herbarium). However, Agrimonia microcarpa also occupies disturbed habitat such as old roadways and clear-cuts (FSU Herbarium).

Associated species includes Fimbristylis, Sabatia, Asclepias verticillata, Ratibida pinnata, Quercus laevis, Pinus palustris, and others (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowering from late July to September.[2] Fruiting observed July through November (FSU Herbarium).

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, D. B. Ward, Loran C. Anderson, J. Nelson, Gary R. Knight, Richard S. Mitchell, S. J. Ward, Gwynn W. Ramsey, R. F. Thorne, R. A. Davidson, Wilson Baker, Ed Keppner, and Lisa Keppner. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Alachua, Leon, Liberty, Jackson, Union, Suwannee, Wakulla, and Bay.

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. Ahles 1964, more citation needed.
  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. Kline, G. J. and P. D. Sorensen (2008). "A revision of Agrimonia (Rosaceae) in North and Central America." Brittonia: 11-33.
  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.