Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in the banks most of the way along the lane). Could possibly be confused with Yellow Loosestrife, but that has quite different flowers and leaves.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in the banks most of the way along the lane - this is an example why verges shouldn't be mown, so these verge-loving flowers can survive). Anthers surrounding the two-pronged stigma.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (17/07/2021) Field with pond in out of Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The inflorescence can grow really tall. It flowers from bottom to top, so the top part is buds, and beneath the flowers, developing fruits.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Young buds.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. An out-of-focus giss of the plant growing in the verge.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (20/06/2022) Footpath behind mobile homes leading back into Tottington Wood from track between Edburton and Tottington Wood, W Sussex.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in the banks most of the way along the lane). The two-pronged style with stigma atop.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in the banks most of the way along the lane). The lower flowers, the petals have dropped and the fruit will be developing.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in the bank).
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. This is a classic Agrimony leaf. Fragrant Agrimony by contrast has more deeply toothed leaves with less mini-leaflets between the larger ones you can see here.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (17/07/2021) Field with pond in out of Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Note the hairy nature of the plant. Yellow Loosestrife (with which this plant could be confused) has lanceolate leaves.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (18/09/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Classic leaves (showing signs of sun stress).
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in the banks most of the way along the lane).
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (18/09/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Note that the stems of Fragrant Agrimony (which is anyway rarer) are much shaggier than those of this "normal" Agrimony.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (18/09/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Fragrant Agrimony has outermost bristles pointing downwards, unlike this "normal" Agrimony which has them angled more upwards.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (18/09/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Sepals left over after flower has died, fruit will start developing and the sepals will close up around the seeds.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (18/09/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. This one you can see the sepals are starting to close up to envelop the developing seeds.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) (18/09/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. A fruit containing the seeds.