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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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''A. incisa'' is found in the Southeast United States, however the distribution is spotty ranging from North Carolina to central Florida and eastern Texas <ref name= "Sorrie"> .
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==

Revision as of 10:26, 16 May 2018

Agrimonia incisa
Agrimonia incisa AFP.jpg
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.

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

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. USDA Plants Database URL:[1]
  2. 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
  3. Kline, G. J. and P. D. Sorensen (2008). "A revision of Agrimonia (Rosaceae) in North and Central America." Brittonia: 11-33.
  4. Sorrie, B. A. and S. W. Leonard (1999). "Noteworthy records of Mississippi vascular plants." Sida 18(3): 889-908.