Agrimonia eupatoria L. subsp. eupatoria

Spice Fruits Inflorescence

Family: ROSACEAE

Genus: Agrimonia

Catalan common name: Agrimoni. Agrimònia comuna. Herba de garrotillo. Herba de la sang. Herba de Sant Antoni. Herba de Sant Guillem. Herba del mal estrany. Herba ramona. Serereta. Serverina. Serverola. Setge blanc. Setsagnies.

Spanish common name: Agrimonia común. Algafil. Alimonia. Amores pequeños. Amoricos. Arquimonia. Cabsitiella. esmermasangre. Eupatoria. Gafetí. Hierba bacera. Hierba de San Guillermo. Hierba del podador. Mermasangre. Oraga.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: River forests. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Humid soils and road sides.

Characteristics: A perennial and rhizomatous herbaceous plant. Emerges forming a stem erect (up to 100cm.) and pilose, which ends in an inflorescence of yellow flowers. Leaves are composite (folioles crenate-dentate) and are grouped at the base forming a rosette. The fruit morphology is very characteristic to this plant. The calyx is conical in shape and is held by the apex; additionally it's crowned with rigid hairs that are curved at the tip.