| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Alchemilla polylepis Wedd. |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 246 (1861) |
| Native Range | Costa Rica, Venezuela to Colombia |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4200m |
| Description | very ramose, leaves cuneate to obovate, densely sericeous-lanuginose, plicate, incised-dentate or lobate, inflorescence paniculate, flowers sericeous in cluster |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow, yellow-green |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 polylepis (Wedd.) Rothm. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 80 Central America (COS Costa Rica) 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia) |