Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Alchemilla galioides Benth. |
Bibliography | Pl. Hartw.: 134 (1844) |
Native Range | Colombia to Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | stems densely hirsute, leaves vaginate-amplexicaule, pinnate, adpressed hirsute, flowers numerous, sessile, terminal, crowded |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alchemilla galioides var. sericea Wedd. Alchemilla radicans Rothm. Lachemilla galioides (Benth.) Rothm. Lachemilla radicans (Rothm.) Rothm. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |