Photos: Aughinish, Co.Limerick |
Agrimony Tall spikes of small yellow flowers, 5 usually un-notched petals. Not fragrant. Pinnate alternate leaves, 3-6 pairs toothed leaflets, smaller intermediate leaflets. Hooked bristles on fruit. Erect, hairy plant. Branched/unbranched. To 100cm. Found on dry grassland, hedgerows, roadsides. Prefers calcareous soils. Similar: Fragrant Agrimony, A.procera. Sticky glands below leaves. Notched petals. Fragrant. Acidic soils. |
Agrimony. Aughinish, County Limerick. July 2008.