Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Alchemilla polylepis Wedd. |
Synonyms | Lachemilla polylepis (Wedd.) Rothm. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4200m |
Description | very ramose, leaves cuneate to obovate, densely sericeous-lanuginose, plicate, incised-dentate or lobate, inflorescence paniculate, flowers sericeous in cluster |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow, yellow-green |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 |
Territory |
Southern America
Northern South America (Venezuela ) Western South America (Colombia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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