Alchemilla cryptantha Steud. ex A. Rich.
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Greystone Park Nature Reserve, Harare
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Frequency:
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Frequent |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial herb, spreading by long hairy stolons. It is very similar to Alchemilla kiwuensis. In that species the leaves often have more than 7 lobes, which are more deeply cut and thus longer than broad. The leaves normally form a persistent basal rosette. A. cryptantha has 5 - 7 lobes per leaf, which are as wide as long and are borne along the stolons. They may form a basal rosette when plants are very young. The flowers are axillary, small and inconspicuous, usually hidden by the stipules. |
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Habitat:
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In wet grassland, often along streams. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
1300 - 1700 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,C,E,S |
Growth form(s):
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Perennial.
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 70.
Mendes, E.J. (1978). Rosaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 30 - 32.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Alchemilla cryptantha. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125390, retrieved 27 January 2023
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