Agrimonia eupatoria L. subsp. eupatoria

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Agrimonia// Species: Agrimonia eupatoria L.// Subspecies: Agrimonia eupatoria L. subsp. eupatoria.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Skalický in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998).

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe to Afghanistan, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grasslands, pastures, among bushes and trees, clearings of forests, roadsides.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – habit. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – inflorescence. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – flower buds. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – flowers. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – fruits. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – stem with leaves. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – leaf and stipules. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – adaxial sideof leaf. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – abaxial sideof leaf. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – stem. Osogovo – Shtalkovicka River near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – flower buds. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – developing fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – developing fruit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Agrimonia eupatoria* subsp. *eupatoria* – cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Agrimonia eupatoria subsp. eupatoria. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77231500-1 [Accessed 19.02.2022].

Agrimonia L. Skalický, V. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 32 – 33.

Agrimonia L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 921 – 924.

Last update: 14.02.2024.

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