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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrimonia gryposepala
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Common Agrimony at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrimonia gryposepala
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Swamp Agrimony
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Agrimonia gryposepala
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-09-003:
Agrimonia gryposepala FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Agrimonia gryposepala
COMMON NAME:
Common Agrimony, Swamp Agrimony
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_aggr2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_aggr2_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm200717_6639
July Jackson County NC
Nantahala National Forest
Stipules large and foliaceous, semicordate, 1-2cm wide, per Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist, 1991).
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JK Marlow jkm200717_6640
July Jackson County NC
Nantahala National Forest
Usually two or more pairs of minor leaflets between all major leaflet pairs, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
COMPARE
pinnately compound leaves of forbs
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JK Marlow jkm200717_6641
July Jackson County NC
Nantahala National Forest
Stem with glistening stipitate-glandular hairs & scattered, erect, 2mm hairs, per Flora of North America.
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Jeff Ausmus jma_agrgry
July Roscommon County MI
Roscommon State Forest Area: Backus Township
Stem and inflorescence with short-stalked, or both short-stalked and sessile, glistening glands, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Jeff Ausmus jma_agrgry4
July Roscommon County MI
Roscommon State Forest Area: Backus Township
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Jeff Ausmus jma_agrgry3
October Roscommon County MI
Roscommon State Forest Area: Backus Township
Fruiting hypanthia's hooked bristles in 4-5 circumferential rows, proximal row reflexed, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrimonia gryposepala
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrimonia gryposepala
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Swamp Agrimony
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Agrimonia gryposepala
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-09-003:
Agrimonia gryposepala
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Agrimonia gryposepala
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic forests, thickets, marshes, bogs, wet meadows, wet forests, especially in base-rich substrates, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound: 5-9(11) major leaflets
Alternate
Stipules are prominent.
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15 stamens (usually)
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p236
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p069
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