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Alchemilla
Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to Alchemilla mollis when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herbal tea or for medicinal usage such as gynaecological disorders is Alchemilla xanthochlora or in Middle Europe the so-called common lady's mantle Alchemilla vulgaris. There are between 800 and 1000 species, the majority native to cool temperate and subarctic regions of Europe and Asia, with a few species native to the mountains of Africa and the Americas.
Most species of Alchemilla are clump-forming or mounded perennials with basal leaves arising from woody rhizomes. Some species have leaves with lobes that radiate from a common point and others have divided leaves—both are typically fan-shaped with small teeth at the tips. The long-stalked, gray-green to green leaves are often covered with soft hairs, and show a high degree of water-resistance (see Lotus effect). Green to bright chartreuse flowers are small, have no petals and appear in clusters above the foliage in late spring and summer.
37 branches of this group, most-observed first
Lady's-mantle
speciesAlchemilla vulgaris
Pale Lady's-mantle
speciesAlchemilla xanthochlora
Shining Lady's-mantle
speciesAlchemilla micans
Smooth Lady's-mantle
speciesAlchemilla glabra
Long-Haired Lady's Mantle
speciesAlchemilla crinita
Alchemilla effusa
speciesAlchemilla effusa
Alchemilla lineata
speciesAlchemilla lineata
Alchemilla connivens
speciesAlchemilla connivens
Alchemilla obtusa
speciesAlchemilla obtusa
Alchemilla straminea
speciesAlchemilla straminea
Alchemilla reniformis
speciesAlchemilla reniformis
Alchemilla tredecimloba
speciesAlchemilla tredecimloba
Alchemilla suavis
speciesAlchemilla suavis
Alchemilla gruneica
speciesAlchemilla gruneica
Alchemilla tirolensis
speciesAlchemilla tirolensis
Alchemilla versipila
speciesAlchemilla versipila
Alchemilla acrodon
speciesAlchemilla acrodon
Alchemilla cataractarum
speciesAlchemilla cataractarum
Alchemilla compta
speciesAlchemilla compta
Alchemilla angustata
speciesAlchemilla angustata
Alchemilla ilerdensis
speciesAlchemilla ilerdensis
Alchemilla tenerifolia
speciesAlchemilla tenerifolia
Alchemilla catachnoa
speciesAlchemilla catachnoa
Alchemilla aggregata
speciesAlchemilla aggregata
Alchemilla alneti
speciesAlchemilla alneti
Alchemilla antiropata
speciesAlchemilla antiropata
Alchemilla carinthiaca
speciesAlchemilla carinthiaca
Alchemilla eurystoma
speciesAlchemilla eurystoma
Alchemilla longituba
speciesAlchemilla longituba
Alchemilla obscura
speciesAlchemilla obscura
Alchemilla racemulosa
speciesAlchemilla racemulosa
Alchemilla rhododendrophila
speciesAlchemilla rhododendrophila
Alchemilla saliceti
speciesAlchemilla saliceti
Alchemilla sericoneura
speciesAlchemilla sericoneura
Alchemilla stiriaca
speciesAlchemilla stiriaca
Alchemilla impexa
speciesAlchemilla impexa
Alchemilla curtiloba
speciesAlchemilla curtiloba
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Junghans, Philipp Caspar: Philippi Caspari Ivnghans, Medicinae Doctoris, Medicinae Et Botanices Professor. Pvblic. Ordinar., Horti Regii Botanici Directoris Et Societatis Halensis Nat. Cvrios. Membri, Icones Plantarvm Officinalivm Ad Vitam Impressae. Centvria I.
Junghans, Philipp Caspar · 1792 · p.11
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.396
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.646
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.644
Stirpium adversaria nova
Matthias de Lobel · 1571 · p.478
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Alchemilla in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1366244.