Agrimony

Agrimony

Taxobox
name = Agrimony


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Agrimonia eupatoria"
regnum = Plantae
phylum = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rosaceae
subfamilia = Rosoideae
tribus = Sanguisorbeae
subtribus= Agrimoniinae
genus = "Agrimonia"
genus_authority = Tourn. ex L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 15 species; see text

Agrimony ("Agrimonia") is a genus of 12-15 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with one species also in Africa. The species grow to between 0.5-2 m tall, with interrupted pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers borne on a single (usually unbranched) spike.

"Agrimonia" species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Grizzled Skipper (recorded on "A. eupatoria") and Large Grizzled Skipper.;Species
*"Agrimonia eupatoria" - Common Agrimony (Europe, Asia, Africa)
*"Agrimonia gryposepala" - Tall Hairy Agrimony (North America)
*"Agrimonia incisa" - Incised Agrimony (North America)
*"Agrimonia coreana" - Korean Agrimony (eastern Asia)
*"Agrimonia microcarpa" - Smallfruit Agrimony (North America)
*"Agrimonia nipponica" - Japanese Agrimony (eastern Asia)
*"Agrimonia parviflora" - Harvestlice Agrimony (North America)
*"Agrimonia pilosa" - Hairy Agrimony (eastern Europe, Asia)
*"Agrimonia procera" - Fragrant Agrimony (Europe)
*"Agrimonia pubescens" - Soft Agrimony (North America)
*"Agrimonia repens" - Short Agrimony (southwest Asia)
*"Agrimonia rostellata" - Beaked Agrimony (North America)
*"Agrimonia striata" - Roadside Agrimony (North America)

Historically, the plants were thought to have medicinal value. Thus in floriography, Agrimony flowers take on a meaning of thankfulness.

ee also

*"Aremonia" (Bastard-agrimony, a related genus)

References

*Eriksson, Torsten; Malin S. Hibbs, Anne D. Yoder, Charles F. Delwiche, Michael J. Donoghue (2003). The Phylogeny of Rosoideae (Rosaceae) Based on Sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA and the TRNL/F Region of Chloroplast DNA. "International Journal of Plant Science" 164(2):197–211. 2003. [http://research.yale.edu/yoderlab/pdfs/2003,%20Eriksson%20et%20al,%20IJPS.pdf (PDF version)]


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