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Roadside agrimony

Agrimonia striata

Also called Britton's Agrimony, Woodland Groovebur, Grooved Agrimony, Striate Agrimony, Woodland Agrimony, Woodland Grooveburr

Roadside agrimony
Photo: Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plan, Public domain

Roadside agrimony is a perennial wildflower in the rose family, growing about 120 to 180 cm tall with spikes of small yellow flowers. It is a native plant of North America and does well in naturalistic or wildlife gardens.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry out between waterings.
Soil
Average, well-drained soil; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Russian Far East, N. America
Climate
temperate

About

Agrimonia striata (roadside agrimony, grooved agrimony, agrimony, cocklebur, woodland agrimony, woodland grooveburr) is a species of perennial forb belonging to the rose family (Rosaceae). It grows to about 40 inches or 120-180 centimeters, producing a dense cluster (raceme) of 5-parted yellow flowers on a hairy stalk above pinnately-divided leaves. It is native to the United States, Canada, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It is susceptible to downy mildew caused by the oomycete species Peronospora agrimoniae.

The species name striata means "striped".

Other Agrimonia plants

Churchsteeples · Tall hairy agrimony · Incised agrimony · Smallfruit agrimony · Harvestlice · Hairy Agrimony · Fragrant agrimony · Soft agrimony · Agrimony

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agrimonia striata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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