Agrimonia bracteata E.Mey. ex C.A. Mey.

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Cheshire Cottage, rd side north of Troutbeck.

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Road to Skyline Junction, close to Chimanimani village

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Agrimony (English)
Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb, growing from a rhizome with flowering stems up to 1 m. Leaves mostly on the basal part of the stems, imparipinnate with 3-4 pairs of alternate leaflets and a terminal leaflet; Margins serrate. Stipules leaf-like. Stems and leaves with glandular hairs. Inflorescence a terminal spike. Flowers yellow. Fruits crowned with hooked bristles.
Notes:	The leaves are similar to Leucosidea sericea, but that species is a shrub or small tree and not a herb. Agrimonia bracteata is superficially very similar to the European species, Agrimonia eupatoria.
Derivation of specific name:	bracteata: possessing bracts
Habitat:	A species of montane grassland and bracken scrub.
Altitude range: (metres)	1700 - 1900 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and in mountains (Natal and Cape) in South Africa
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
Growth form(s):	Perennial.
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Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 3. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 70. Mendes, E.J. (1978). Rosaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 28 - 29. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Agrimonia bracteata
African Plant Database: Agrimonia bracteata
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