Contribution to knowledge of genus Agrimonia L. (Rosaceae) in Latvia

Current issue: Volume 20, No. 1 (2020)

CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF GENUS AGRIMONIA L. (ROSACEAE) IN LATVIA

Dana Krasnopoļska, Pēteris Evarts-Bunders, Inita Svilāne

Krasnopoļska D., Evarts-Bunders P., Svilāne I. 2020. Contribution to knowledge of genus Agrimonia L. (Rosaceae) in Latvia. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 20 (1): 47 – 53.

Abstract
According to the latest vascular plant taxonomical revision, based on both morphological analysis of plant material and field research, five species of genus Agrimonia L. occur in Latvia – three basic species and two hybridogenous species (hybrids): Agrimonia eupatoria
L., Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb., Agrimonia procera Wallr., Agrimonia × wirtgenii Asch. &
Graebn. (A. eupatoria × procera) and A. eupatoria × pilosa. Both A. procera and Agrimonia × wirtgenii are designated as new species for the flora of Latvia.

Key words: Agrimonia, Rosaceae, Latvia, flora, new species.

Dana Krasnopoļska, Pēteris Evarts-Bunders, Inita Svilāne. Daugavpils University, Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Biosystematics, Parādes Str. 1A, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia, E-mail: dana.krasnopolska@biology.lv, peteris.evarts@biology, svilanei@gmail.com