Agrimonia striata
Inflorescence A. striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Agrimonia
Species:
A. striata
Binomial name
Agrimonia striata

Agrimonia striata (roadside agrimony, grooved agrimony,[1] agrimony, cocklebur, woodland agrimony,[2] woodland grooveburr[3]) is a species of perennial forb belonging to the rose family (Rosaceae). It grows to about 40 inches (1m) producing a dense cluster (raceme) of 5-parted yellow flowers on a hairy stalk above pinnately-divided leaves.[1] It is native to the United States, Canada, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[4] It is susceptible to downy mildew caused by the oomycete species Peronospora agrimoniae.[5]

The species name striata means "striped".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  2. Gustave J. Yaki@Talk About Wildlife Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  3. ITIS Standard Report Page: Agrimonia Striata Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  4. PLANTS Profile for Agrimonia striata Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  5. Constantinescu, O. (1991). "An annotated list of Peronospora names". Thunbergia. 15.


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