Agrimonia L.

I. Klášterský, 1968, 10. Rosa L., Flora Europaea, Volume 2, Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press, pp. 35-42 : 32

11. Agrimonia L. 1

Perennial, rhizomatous herbs. Stem erect, with glandular hairs. Leaves irregularly pinnate. Flowers 5-merous, in terminal, spikelike racemes; pedicels short, with 2 bracteoles. Hypanthium deeply concave, becoming hard in fruit; epicalyx absent; stamens 5-20; carpels 2; style terminal; ovules 1. Fruit of 1 to 2 achenes enclosed in the hypanthium, which is obconical, turbinate or cylindrical, and has hooked bristles at the upper end.

Literature: V. Skalicky, Acta Horti Bot. Prag. 1962: 87-108 (1962).

1 Petals pale yellow; mature hypanthium (including bristles) 4-5 mm 1. pilosa

1 Petals golden yellow; mature hypanthium (including bristles) 6-12 mm

2 Pedicels 4-10 mm; bracts often ovate and entire 4. repens

2 Pedicels 1-4 mm; lower bracts trilobed

3 Stem with both short and long eglandular hairs; mature hypanthium grooved for at least f of its length 2. eupatoria

3 Stem with long eglandular hairs only; mature hypanthium grooved for half its length 3. procera