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Agrimonia
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Agrimonia (from the Greek ), commonly known as agrimony, is a genus of 12–15 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with one species also in Africa. The species grow to between tall, with interrupted pinnate leaves, and tiny yellow flowers borne on a single (usually unbranched) spike.
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Agrimonia is a genus of plants within the family Rosaceae. It belongs to the order Rosales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The scientific name for the genus is Agrimonia L.
The genus is native to regions including Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, and the Azores. It has also been introduced to areas such as Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, and New South Wales. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Mexico, the United States, China, Russia, and the Republic of Korea.
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Species
Agrimonia
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 512
- With media
- 372
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, CIIDIR-IPN, INECOL, ILLS, UNM, CAS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, China, Russia, Korea, Republic Of
Research
285 papers- Agrimonia pilosa: A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
- Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb.: A review of its traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology.Heliyon · 2022
- Agrimonia eupatoria L.: An integrative perspective on ethnomedicinal use, phenolic composition and pharmacological activity.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2022
- The therapeutic effects of Agrimonia eupatoria L.Physiological research · 2020
- Agrimonia pilosa Extract suppresses NSCLC growth through regulating PI3K/AKT/Bcl-2 pathway.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2025
via PubMed
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Species
- Uses
- Folklore
- See also
- References
- External links
Agrimonia (from the Greek ), commonly known as agrimony, is a genus of 12–15 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with one species also in Africa. The species grow to between tall, with interrupted pinnate leaves, and tiny yellow flowers borne on a single (usually unbranched) spike.
Agrimonia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including grizzled skipper (recorded on A. eupatoria) and large grizzled skipper.
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