Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Alchemilla splendens Christ |
Bibliography | Excursionsfl. Schweiz: 179 (1874) |
Native Range | Alps |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1300-2100m |
Description | leaves orbiculate, palmatilobate, lobes 7-11, shallow, glabrous or abaxially sparsely appresed hirsute, flowers in clusters on solid scape |
Size | 15-20cm |
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 hybrida Brügger Alchemilla pubescens var. bernensis (Buser) Asch. & Graebn. Alchemilla pubescens ssp. splendens (Christ) Asch. & Graebn. Alchemilla splendens f. aprica Buser Alchemilla splendens var. bernensis (Buser) Buser Alchemilla splendens f. bernensis Buser Alchemilla splendens var. brueggeriana Buser Alchemilla splendens var. typica R.Keller |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |