Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_2576.JPG-07-06-2024
Flower name (scientific): Agrimonia gryposepala Wallroth PY: 1842. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ag-rim-O-nia
Flower name (common): Tall Hairy Agrimony
Family name (common): Rose
Family name (scientific): Rosaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From the Greek argemonia or argemone, and refers to a plant that provided a medicine for eye disease, though that appears to be a different plant species.
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
     Size: 16 to 60 inches (41 to 152 cm)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound
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     Hairy:
     Other: Shape: leaf, major leaflet blades obovate to broadly elliptic to elliptic (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): July to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Similar species (if any): The related species A. pubescens (Downy Agrimony), A. striata (Roadside Agrimony), and A. parviflora (Southern Agrimony, Swamp Agrimonia) are similar. To help separate these species from A. gryposepala, the leaf shapes, which are pinnate with major leaflets and with numerous interspersed smaller leaflets, can be of value. A. striata 3 to 11 major leaflets (mid cauline 5 to 7), minor 1 to 4 pairs; A. pubescens 3 to 13 major leaflets (mid cauline 5 to 9), minor 1 or 1 to 3 pairs; A. gryposepala 3 to 9 major leaflets (mid cauline 5 to 7), minor 1 to 4 pairs; A. parviflora 11 to 23 major leaflets, also reported as 3 to 19, (mid cauline 9 to 13), minor 1 to 4 pairs. A. parviflora, a special concern species in Wisconsin, is restricted to the southern counties in the state, and has a preference for moist habitats. A. striata has more numerous glands on the leaf underside than A. pubescens and this can be useful to make an ID. A. gryposepala has stems with glistening stipitate-glandular hairs. The FNA and USDA both indicate A. rostellata (Woodland Agrimony) is present in Wisconsin, but the FW does not.
Ethnobotany:
Latitude: 44.806358
Longitude: -91.529352
Altitude: 232.50
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map
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Basionym: na
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Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACU
Wetland Status (MW): FACU