Scientific name: Alchemilla acutiloba Opiz.
Diagnostic features
Plant large.
Leaf-lobes 9-11(13), straight-sided with narrow apex, with (13)15-19(21) straight acute teeth.
Basal sinus wide.
Petioles and lower parts of stems with dense patent hairs.
Upper part of stem and whole inflorescence glabrous.
Leaves densely pubescent on lowerside, glabrous to sparsely pubescent on upperside.
Chromosome number: (2n=c.100, c.105-109).
Habitat
Native.
Distribution
Quite widespread in Co Durham (discovered 1946), rare in South Northumb, naturalized in Lanarks since 1992.
This species is keyed out on Page 2239 and on Page 2243 in the Text Key.
Note
This species belongs to the Alchemilla vulgaris L. aggregate (Lady's-mantle). The species in this aggregate are particularly critical. They are characterized by the general description:
Stems to 60(80)cm, often much less, decumbent to ascending.
Leaves up to 7(10)cm, often much less, simple, palmately lobed less than1/2 way to base, glabrous to densely pubescent.
Habitat: Damp rich grassland, woodland margins and rides, rock-ledges.
Distribution: Throughout most of Britain and Ireland but rare or absent in most of Southeast England. |
