Agrimonia eupatoria

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iCommon agrimony
Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimonia eupatoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Agrimonia
Species: A. eupatoria
Binomial name
Agrimonia eupatoria
L., 1753

Agrimonia eupatoria is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as "common agrimony" or "church steeples". The whole plant 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 nice spicy odor like apricots. Has been used since antiquity in herbal medicine.

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