MICHIGAN WEEDS 



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Fig. ill. 



Soft Agrimony. Agrimonia mollis (T. & 

 G.) Britton. Grayish-pubescent, root tuber- 

 ous, 40-180 cm. high; larger leaflets 5-9, oblong, 

 thickish, dull green, crenate to dentate, in- 

 terposed leaflets mostly one pair; flowers yellow, 

 fruit 4-5 mm. wide, slender bristles chiefly in 

 a single row. Dry woods, troublesome to sheep 

 and cattle. Native to this country. 



Fig. 112 (102). 



Small-flowered Agrimony. Agrimonia 

 parviflora Ait. A hirsute perennial, 70-120 cm. 

 high; leaflets 9-17, crowded, lanceolate or 

 narrower, rather thin, serrate, very glandular 

 with many interposed leaflets of 2-3 different 

 sizes; flowers numerous, 5-6 mm. in diameter, 

 fruit small, loosely reflexed. Sandy shady 

 places. Troublesome to sheep and cattle. 

 Native to this country. 



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