Description

Common Name Standardized: agrimony
Other: church steeples Botanical Name Agrimonia eupatoria L.
Plant Family: Rosaceae

Overview Introduction Agrimony is an herb in the rose family found near hedges and fences throughout England. Bearing yellow flowers with egg-shaped petals on spikes emanating from hairy stems, agrimony exudes a distinctive, pleasant scent that is often compared to apricots but isn’t as sweet. During the Elizabethan period herbalists began referring to the plant as philanthropos, perhaps because of its beneficent properties as a medicine, or perhaps because its seeds stick to the clothing of passers by, giving them the “gift” of next year’s plants.

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