Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
zeylanica
ID:
986125

Status:
valid

Authors:
Moon

Source:
rjp

Year:
1878

Citation Micro:
Fl. Brit. India 2: 362 (1878)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000985463

Common Names

  • Agrimony
  • Church Steeples
  • Sticklewort

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Description

Agrimonia zeylanica (also called 'Ceylon 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 zeylanica is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and its fruits are edible.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Agrimonia zeylanica 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 zeylanica 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 zeylanica

Agrimonia zeylanica can be found in the grasslands and shrublands of South Asia.

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,