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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 Zimbabwe: 2 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. | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| kiwuensis Engl. | E | Description, Image |
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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): AlchemillaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Alchemilla
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Alchemilla
Wikipedia: Alchemilla
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alchemilla
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Alchemilla
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