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Alchemilla abyssinica Fresen.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesAlchemilla abyssinica Fresen. 
BibliographyMus. Senckenberg. 2: 161 (1837)
Native RangeEthiopia to Kenya
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionevergreen, leaves to 4cm wide, palmatilobate, lobes 5-7, curvate-dentate, sparsely hirsute, petioles and stems long hirsute
Size5-10cm
Color
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
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
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAlchemilla abyssinica ssp. cyclophylla (T.C.E.Fr.) Kalheber
Alchemilla cyclophylla T.C.E.Fr.
Alchemilla gunae Schweinf.
Alchemilla rothii Oliv.
Alchemilla sattimae T.C.E.Fr.
Alchemilla steudneri T.C.E.Fr.
Territory2 Africa
     24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ETH Ethiopia)
     25 East Tropical Africa (KEN Kenya, UGA Uganda)
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