Alpine Lady's-mantle, Alchemilla alpina, Rosaceae. Northern Iceland. Alchemilla alpina is an arctic-montane herbaceous perennial plant.
Alpine Lady's-mantle, Alchemilla alpina, Rosaceae. Northern Iceland. Alchemilla alpina, commonly known as alpine lady's-mantle, is an arctic-montane herbaceous perennial plant native to Europe and Southern Greenland. Alpine lady's-mantle has been used for centuries as an herbal remedy, and is used in horticulture as a ground cover and in rock gardens. They are hermaphrodite and the seeds develop apomictically without being fertilised. Because the seeds develop without cross fertilisation, any mutations that may occur gradually cause cumulative changes to populations and there are a great many very similar species of lady's-mantle, sometimes called micro-species. For instance this particular plant has 5 leaves rather than the usual 7. Alpine lady's-mantle is easily distinguished from other lady's-mantles by the fact that its leaves have clearly separate leaflets while other species have neatly pleated leaves.
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