Harvestlice (Agrimonia parviflora Aiton)
Also known as swamp agrimony, small-flowered agrimony.
↑Summary
A perennial with long spikes of small, yellow flowers, and pinnate, compound leaves with pronounced serration. The one common name, harvestlice, represents the small burs which tend to stick to hair and clothing.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present | |
| Introduced or Not Present | |
| Native or Introduced |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Habitat
Found in moist conditions, and tolerates temporary flooding. Not picky about soil type.
Found in swamps, gaps in bottomland forests, wet roadside ditches, seeps, and a variety of other sunny, wet habitats.
↑Links & External Resources
• Agrimonia parviflora (Swamp Agrimony) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Agrimonia parviflora (Harvestlice) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Agrimonia parviflora | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Agrimonia parviflora | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Agrimonia parviflora | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Agrimonia parviflora | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Agrimonia parviflora | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Southern Agrimony | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Agrimonia parviflora Ait. (Small-flowered Agrimony, Harvest-lice) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
