Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Alchemilla bipinnatifida L.M.Perry |
Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 84: 51 (1929) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | hispid, basal leaves bipinnatifid, petiolate, ovate-oblong, segments irregularly bifid or bipartite, lobate, flowers in axillary and terminal clusters |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow-green |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lachemilla bipinnatifida (L.M.Perry) Rothm. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |