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3375.000 Alchemilla - Lady's mantles
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs. Stipules adnate to petiole and ± sheathing the stem. Leaves circular or reniform in outline, palmately lobed. Inflorescences axillary. Flowers small, bisexual, green or yellowish, usually 4-merous. Hypanthium urceolate, persistent, bearing around the constricted mouth 2 series of 4 elements: the outer ("epicalyx lobes") alternating with the inner ("calyx lobes"). Petals 0. Stamens usually 4. Achenes 1-8(-12), included within an inflated, membranous urceolate calyx. Worldwide: 250 species in northern temperate zones and on tropical mountains Malawi: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| cryptantha Steud. ex A. Rich. | S | Description, Image |
| ellenbeckii Engl. subsp. nyikensis (De Wild.) R.A.Grah, | N | Description, Image |
| kiwuensis Engl. | N,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Alchemilla:
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated AlchemillaFlora of Mozambique: Alchemilla
Flora of Zambia: Alchemilla
Flora of Zimbabwe: Alchemilla
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AlchemillaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Alchemilla
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Alchemilla
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Alchemilla
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iNaturalist: Alchemilla
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alchemilla
JSTOR Plant Science: Alchemilla
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Alchemilla
Plants of the World Online: Alchemilla
Tropicos: Alchemilla
Wikipedia: Alchemilla
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