| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Alchemilla abyssinica Fresen. |
| Synonyms | Alchemilla cyclophylla T.C.E.Fr. |
| Alchemilla gunae Schweinf. | |
| Alchemilla rothii Oliv. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | evergreen, leaves to 4cm wide, palmatilobate, lobes 5-7, curvate-dentate, sparsely hirsute, petioles and stems long hirsute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa (Ethiopia ) East Tropical Africa (Kenya , Uganda) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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