Agrimonia incisa
| Agrimonia incisa | |
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| Photo by Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Agrimonia |
| Species: | A. incisa |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrimonia incisa Torrey & A. Gray | |
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| Natural range of Agrimonia incisa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: none
Varieties: none
Description
A. incisa is a perennial forb in the family Roaceae native to North America [1]. It has tuberous roots and rhizomes, which measure from 2.25 cm to 3.2 cm wide. Fruit is large and barbed, similar to all Agrimonia species [2]. The fruit contains reflexed bristles in the lowermost row, and the whole fruit must be stratified in order to initiate germination [3].
Distribution
A. incisa is found in the Southeast United States, however the distribution is spotty ranging from North Carolina to central Florida and eastern Texas Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag However, the habitat can vary from mesic longleaf pine woodland to dry pine-oak woodland, and pine plantations [4].
Fire ecology
A. incisa occurs in frequently burned upland pine communities.[2]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
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References and notes
- ↑ USDA Plants Database URL:[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MacRoberts, M. H. and B. R. MacRoberts (1997). "The ecology of Agrimonia incisa Torrey & Gray (Rosaceae) in the West Gulf Coastal Plain." Phytologia 82: 114-128
- ↑ Kline, G. J. and P. D. Sorensen (2008). "A revision of Agrimonia (Rosaceae) in North and Central America." Brittonia: 11-33.
- ↑ Sorrie, B. A. and S. W. Leonard (1999). "Noteworthy records of Mississippi vascular plants." Sida 18(3): 889-908.
