aka harvestlice, aka swamp agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora); Rosaceae (rose family)

I know, I know, you were expecting a picture of a flower.  This species of agrimony has small yellow flowers, about 1/4″ wide at most, that are very typical of the rose family. It’s another example of medium-sized plants with long, spiky inflorescences and itty bitty flowers (like vervain, jumpseed, lopseed).

I like this plant for the sound of the name, which comes from the Greek for “poppy”. But really, it’s about the leaf.  Is that not a fascinating leaf?  Shown above is a single, pinnately compound leaf, with 17 primary leaflets and about 30 secondary leaflets.  Nevermind about the flowers, I just love the plant:

  Okay, here are some flower pics:

This one is actually a different species: common agrimony (A. gryposepala).  Leaf is not nearly as nifty:  Southern agrimony flowers are similar to common agrimony flowers: