''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...

, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''

Alchemilla mollis ''Alchemilla mollis'', the garden lady's-mantle or lady's-mantle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. This herbaceous perennial plant is native to southern Europe and grown throughout the world as an ornamental garden plant. ...

'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herbal tea or for medicinal usage such as gynaecological disorders is ''

Alchemilla xanthochlora ''Alchemilla xanthochlora'' is a species of plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native to Europe and Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be drawn slightly differe ...

'' or in Middle Europe the so-called common lady's mantle '' Alchemilla vulgaris''. There are about 700 species, the majority native to cool temperate and subarctic regions of Europe and Asia, with a few species native to the mountains of Africa and the Americas. Most species of ''Alchemilla'' are clump-forming or mounded perennials with basal leaves arising from woody rhizomes. Some species have leaves with lobes that radiate from a common point and others have divided leaves—both are typically fan-shaped with small teeth at the tips. The long-stalked, gray-green to green leaves are often covered with soft hairs, and show a high degree of water-resistance (see Lotus effect). Green to bright chartreuse flowers are small, have no petals and appear in clusters above the foliage in late spring and summer.

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Alchemilla abyssinica ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herb ...

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Alchemilla alpina ''Alchemilla alpina'', commonly known as alpine lady's-mantle, is an arctic-montane herbaceous perennial plant native to Europe and Southern Greenland. Alpine lady's-mantle has been used for centuries as an herbal remedy, and is used in horticult ...

'' — alpine lady's mantle *'' Alchemilla argyrophylla'' *'' Alchemilla barbatiflora'' *''

Alchemilla bursensis ''Alchemilla bursensis'' is a species of lady's mantle that is endemic to two sites in northwestern Turkey; the Tahtaköprü forest and near Sincanlı. It inhabits streamsides and banks under beech Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduou ...

'' *'' Alchemilla conjuncta'' *''

Alchemilla diademata ''Alchemilla diademata'', also known as the diadem lady's mantle (), is a species of the genus ''Alchemilla'' endemic to Lebanon. The plant has been commonly used in folk medicine in Lebanon and its promising bioactive properties have been subjec ...

'' diadem lady's mantle *''

Alchemilla ellenbeckii ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a her ...

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Alchemilla erythropoda ''Alchemilla erythropoda'', the dwarf lady's mantle, is a species of flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Eastern Europe. It forms a clump of hairy, palmate leaves up to high, with sprays of green-yellow flowers ...

'' — dwarf lady's mantle *''

Alchemilla filicaulis ''Alchemilla filicaulis'' is a species of plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native to Europe and Northern America. It is a known host species to at least two species of pathogenic fungi, ''Peronospora potentillae ''Peronospora p ...

'' — thinstem lady's mantle *''

Alchemilla flabellata ''Alchemilla flabellata'', the fan lady's mantle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is ...

'' — fan lady's mantle *''

Alchemilla glabra ''Alchemilla glabra'' is a species of plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native to Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hem ...

'' — smooth lady's mantle *''

Alchemilla glaucescens ''Alchemilla glaucescens'' is a species of plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native to Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weig ...

'' — waxy lady's mantle *''

Alchemilla glomerulans ''Alchemilla glomerulans'' is a species of plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native to Europe, Western Siberia and Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be drawn ...

'' — clustered lady's mantle *''

Alchemilla gracilis ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a her ...

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Alchemilla hungarica ''Alchemilla hungarica'' is a plant species of the genus ''Alchemilla ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemi ...

'' *'' Alchemilla japonica'' *''

Alchemilla jaroschenkoi ''Alchemilla jaroschenkoi'', the holotrichous lady's mantle, is a species of lady's mantle that is endemic to Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azer ...

'' — holotrichous lady's mantle *'' Alchemilla johnstonii'' *'' Alchemilla lapeyrousii'' — Lapeyrous' lady's mantle *''

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Alchemilla monticola ''Alchemilla monticola'', also called hairy lady's mantle, is a species of plant belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native range extends from Europe to Siberia and Central China Central China () is a geographical and a loosely define ...

'' — hairy lady's mantle *'' Alchemilla orbiculata'' *'' Alchemilla sericata'' *'' Alchemilla splendens'' *''

Alchemilla stricta ''Alchemilla stricta'' is a species of lady's mantle that is endemic to Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anato ...

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Alchemilla subcrenata ''Alchemilla subcrenata'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from ...

'' — broadtooth lady's mantle *''

Alchemilla stuhlmanii ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herb ...

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Alchemilla subnivalis ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herb ...

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Alchemilla triphylla ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herb ...

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Alchemilla venosa ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herb ...

'' — boreal lady's mantle *''

Alchemilla vestita ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herb ...

'' *'' Alchemilla vulgaris'' *''

Alchemilla wichurae ''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herb ...

'' — grassland lady's mantle *''

References

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