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Agrimonia eupatoria

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in the flower cups are sunk into, but not fused with it. The fruits are achenes approximately 0.6 cm (0.2 inch) in diameter and each have a number of hooks that enable it to cling to animal fur and clothing. Each achene may have one or two seeds.
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is dark green with numerous soft hairs. The soft hairs aid in the plant's seed pods sticking to any animal or person coming in contact with the plant. The flower spikes have a spicy odor like apricots. In the
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Traditional British folklore states that if a sprig of the plant was placed under a person's head, sleep would persist until it was removed.
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Tobyn, Graeme; Denham, Alison; Whitelegg, Margaret (2011-01-01), Tobyn, Graeme; Denham, Alison; Whitelegg, Margaret (eds.),
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is native to Europe and Southwestern Asia, where it grows in damp meadows, pasture, along stream banks, and among shrubs.
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Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European Flora: The Carpathian Mountains Region
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Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions, Gabrielle Hatfield, p.310
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Hooked, burr-like seed heads attach to passing animals, helping to disperse the seeds
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Frances Watkins; Barbara Pendry; Alberto Sanchez-Medina; Olivia Corcoran (2012).
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Agrimony has been supposed to have magical, medical properties since the time of
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The short-stemmed flowers appear from June to September, in long, spike-like,
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and reached heights of up to 100 cm (39 in). Its roots are deep
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rise above the tip of the flower cup . The two medium-sized
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The flowers with their abundant pollen supply attract
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Streitberger, Merle; Fartmann, Thomas (2013-01-01).
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Vít Bojnanský; Agáta Fargašová (17 September 2007).
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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Rosales
Rosaceae
Agrimonia
Binomial name
L.
agrimony
plant
language of flowers
caterpillars
snout moth
Endotricha flammealis


deciduous
perennial
herbaceous plant
rhizomes
pinnate
leaves

racemose
inflorescences

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