Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Alchemilla frigida Wedd. |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 245 (1861) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1500-5000m |
Description | basal leaves 1-2cm wide, reniform, 3-5-lobate or sect, segments incised-dentate, teeth obtuse, adaxially sparsely hirsute, inflorescence terminal on short lateral branchlets |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Lachemilla frigida (Wedd.) Rothm. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |