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Alchemilla elgonensis Mildbr.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesAlchemilla elgonensis Mildbr. 
BibliographyNotizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 228 (1922)
Native Rangewc. Kenya to e. Uganda
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3900-4000m
Descriptionwhite lanate, leaves cuneate, on apex tridentate, margins revolute, 7-10mm, inflorescence axillary, outer sepals subulate-lanceolate, acute, the inner longer, ovate, acute
Size10-20cm
Color
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     25 East Tropical Africa (KEN Kenya, UGA Uganda)
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