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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrimonia rostellata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Woodland Agrimony at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrimonia rostellata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Agrimonia rostellata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Agrimonia rostellata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-09-004:
Agrimonia rostellata FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Agrimonia rostellata
COMMON NAME:
Woodland Agrimony
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_agro3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_agro3_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120421_134
April Hendersonvlle County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120506_375
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Mid cauline stipules ± falcate to ± 1/2-ovate, margins often deeply incised, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm120506_378
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm0507p_02
July Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Principal leaflets 5-7, glabrous to remotely pubescent, coarsely serrate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Frank Bridges fab_agrimonia_leaf
August Cobb County GA
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Only one pair of minor leaflets between pairs of major leaflets, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
COMPARE
pinnately compound leaves of forbs
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Frank Bridges fab_agrimony_flower
August Cobb County GA
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Petals 3-4mm long. Hypanthium hemispheric, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm150822_859
August Oconee County SC
Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve
Fruiting hypanthia hemispheric, hooked bristles in 2-3 circumferential rows, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm150822_860
August Oconee County SC
Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaflets rounded or oblanceolate with blunt teeth, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Frank Bridges fab_agrimonia_stem
August? Cobb County GA
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Stem and inflorescence with glistening glands, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm220927_0055
September Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220927_0056
September Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrimonia rostellata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrimonia rostellata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Agrimonia rostellata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Agrimonia rostellata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-09-004:
Agrimonia rostellata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Agrimonia rostellata
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist to wet forests and woodlands, especially in base-rich soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
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LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound: 5-7 major leaflets
Alternate
Stipules are prominent.
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
10-15 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p264
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p310
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p115
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p069