Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
gorovoii
ID:
986111

Status:
valid

Authors:
Rumjantsev

Source:
rjp

Year:
1987

Citation Micro:
Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 72: 1258 (1987)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000985449

Common Names

  • Agrimony
  • Gorovoy Agrimony
  • Common Agrimony

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Description

Agrimonia gorovoii (also called 'Gorovoi's Agrimony', among many other common names) is a species of Agrimonia native to western North America from British Columbia to California. It is a shrub growing to 1–2 m tall, with pinnate leaves with 3-7 leaflets. The flowers are pink, 1–2 cm diameter, with five petals. It grows in dry, open woods and meadows.

Uses & Benefits

Agrimonia gorovoii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and its fruits are edible.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Agrimonia gorovoii has yellow flowers that are arranged in a raceme. The seed is a small, black, three-lobed nutlet. The seedlings have a rosette of lobed leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Agrimonia gorovoii is a perennial plant that grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil. Propagate by division in spring or by seed in autumn. It can also be propagated from cuttings.

Where to Find Agrimonia gorovoii

Agrimonia gorovoii can be found in the grasslands and shrublands of Europe.

Species in the Rosaceae family

Acaena macrocephala, Acaena antarctica, Acaena argentea, Acaena boliviana, Acaena buchananii, Acaena echinata, Acaena agnipila, Acaena cylindristachya, Acaena confertissima, Acaena eupatoria, Acaena integerrima, Acaena leptacantha, Acaena ovina, Acaena magellanica, Acaena masafuerana, Acaena patagonica, Acaena tenera, Acaena platyacantha, Acaena pumila, Acaena splendens, Acaena stricta, Acaena stangii, Acaena trifida, Acaena pallida, Acaena caespitosa, Acaena saccaticupula, Acaena subincisa, Acaena hirsutula, Acaena fissistipula, Acaena glabra, Acaena tesca, Acaena juvenca, Acaena emittens, Acaena dumicola, Acaena profundeincisa, Acaena minor, Acaena alpina, Acaena montana, Acaena myriophylla, Acaena poeppigiana, Acaena anserovina, Acaena sericea, Acaena latebrosa, Acaena sarmentosa, Acaena elongata, Acaena exigua, Acaena rorida, Acaena novae-zelandiae, Acaena pinnatifida, Acaena inermis,

References

The Plant List v1.1 record rjp-12672: Based on the initial data import
S.D. Rumjantsev: Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Rumjantsev' in the authors string.