Rosaceae Week: Agrimonia eupatoria subsp. asiatica from Chakrata Deovan Road

[Gurcharan Singh]

Agrimonia eupatoria Linnaeus subsp. asiatica (Juzepczuk) Skalický, 
Feddes Repert. 79: 35. 1968. 

Perennial herb with horizontal rhizome, glandular hairy; leaves uninterruptedly imparipinnate with 3-5 leaflets, margin crenate; 
flowers 11-13 mm across in spike-like terminal racemes, yellow; fruit 8-10 mm across with spreading prickles, outer most prickles recurved. 

European and American var. eupatoria is distinct in erect rootstock, being less hairy and less deeply grooved calyx 

Another Himalayan species A. pilosa is distinct in smaller flowers (7-9 mm 
across), fruit 7-8 mm with rickles initially erect later becoming connivent. 

Photographed from Chakrata Deovan Road on September 17

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[Nidhan Singh]

Thanks sir for the upload, I am also uploading mine here.
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Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
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[J.M. Garg]

Id has to be reconsidered as Agrimonia eupatoria Linnaeus subsp. asiatica (Juzepczuk) Skalický does not have any distribution in India or Pakistan as per BSI Flora of India, POWO, Flora of China, Flora of Nepal and CoL

On the other hand, BSI Flora of India mentions another species as Agrimonia aitchisonii Schonb.Tem. (syn: Agrimonia eupatoria sensu Hook.f.) with distribution in Western Himalayas. (POWO and CoL give its distribution in Pakistan). 

Here is a description of Agrimonia eupatoria from the FBI as per IBIS Flora.

Can we find out the difference between Agrimonia aitchisonii Schonb.Tem. (syn: Agrimonia eupatoria sensu Hook.f.) and A.pilosa ?

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[J.M. Garg]

Should we take it as Agrimonia aitchisonii Schonb.Tem. (syn: Agrimonia eupatoria sensu Hook.f.)?

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[J.M. Garg]

Should we take it as Agrimonia aitchisonii Schonb.Tem. (syn: Agrimonia eupatoria sensu Hook.f.)?

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[J.M. Garg]

As no feedback received, I am taking it as Agrimonia aitchisonii Schonb.Tem. (syn: Agrimonia eupatoria sensu Hook.f.) for the time being.

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With regards,
J.M.Garg