| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Alchemilla equisetiformis Trevir. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 216 (1849) |
| Native Range | Venezuela to Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-4200m |
| Description | leaf sheaths imbricate, outside reticulate veined, inside lanate, segments 4-6, erect, oblong-triangular, obtuse, equal, glabrous, inflorescence composite of dense clusters |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lachemilla equisetiformis (Trevir.) Rothm. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |