Agrimonia microcarpa

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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

Is found in the northern peninsula and down to the central panhandle of Florida; flowering summer to fall (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).

Distribution

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

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]

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

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References and notes

  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.