Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Alchemilla faeroensis (Lange) Buser |
Bibliography | Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 4: 58 (1894) |
Native Range | Foroyar, Iceland |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Description | leaves palmatifid, with seven incised, dentate, abaxially sericeous segments, flowers in compact head |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alchemilla argentea Trevelyan Alchemilla faeroensis f. denudata Stefánsson Alchemilla faeroensis var. pumila Rostr. Alchemilla fissa Hornem. Alchemilla fissa var. faeroensis Lange Alchemilla splendens ssp. faeroensis (Lange) Buser Potentilla faeroensis (Lange) Christenh. & Väre |
Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (FOR Fřroyar, ICE Iceland) |