Agrimonia parviflora.commons.wikimedia.org (Accessed 3/2014).

Agrimonia parviflora is a perennial herb, from fibrous roots; stems stout, to 2 m tall, glandular-hairy. 

Leaves alternate, pinnately compound, larger leaflets 11-23, lance-shaped, interspersed with numerous, small leaflets of variable shape and size, glandular below, hairy on veins, margin toothed, leaf midrib hairy. 

Agrimonia parviflora flowers. John Hilty. Illinois Wildflowers. illinoiswildflowers.info (Accessed 7/2017).

Flowers yellow, radially symmetrical, petals 5, flower base hairy, 0.3 cm, covered with hooked bristles and glandular hairs. 

Fruit dry, to 1 cm long, covered by hardened, hooked bristles borne in a horizontal flange, old calyx folded inward, forming a beak at top; blooming Aug.-Sept. 

Agrimonia parviflora.fruit. John Hilty.Illinois Wildflowers. illinoiswildflowers.info (Accessed 7/2017).

Wetland status: FAC. 

Frequency in NYC: Very infrequent. 

Origin: Native. 

Habitat: Moist woods.