| Description | Medical Agrimonia (Agrimonia eupatoria) is an herbaceous perennial known for its medicinal properties. Its hooked fruits easily attach to clothing or animals. This plant also has a yellow dye. |
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| Plant Type | Annuals |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, shaded |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small, yellow, 5 notched petals found on a slender raceme |
| Fruit | Seed pods form hooked burrs that latch onto animals and clothing. |
| Leaves | compound |
| Dimensions | 1-2 feet tall |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Medicinal agrimony is native to Europe east to Iran. |
| Misc Facts | Has been used for many medicinal and also a source of yellow dye. The common names of Sticklewort, Cockle bur and Harvest Lice relate to the way the hooked like seed pods stick to clothing and animals. |
| Notes & Reference | #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz) |
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