Distribution Map

Agrimonia procera

(Agrimonia odorata)

Rosaceae Rosoideae Agrimonieae Agrimoniinae

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Flora Protection Act: Schedule C
Medicinal

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Agrimonia odorata - Perennial, herbaceous. Stem erect, up to 1 m high. Leaves alternate, pinnately divided; leaflets 3—4 lateral pairs and one terminal, blunt-tooted, lance-shaped, c 5 cm long x 1,5 cm wide, hairy, common leaf-stalk also bears several small leaf-like lobes. Flowers spaced out in long dense narrow terminal inflorescences up to 40 cm long. Calyx tube with five segments, covered with hooked bristles, hardening round ripe fruits. Petals five, bright yellow, spreading, c 5 mm long.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.