''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'' 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 barbatiflora'' is an herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of ...

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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'' diadem lady's mantle *'' Alchemilla ellenbeckii'' *'' Alchemilla erythropoda'' — 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 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 gen ...

'' — smooth lady's mantle *'' Alchemilla glaucescens'' — 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 hungarica'' *'' Alchemilla japonica'' *''

Alchemilla jaroschenkoi ''Alchemilla jaroschenkoi'', the holotrichous lady's mantle, is a species of lady's mantle that is endemic to Azerbaijan, where it is only known from near Kiçik Cheurly. It is found in alpine meadows and pastures. References jarosche ...

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

Alchemilla monticola ''Alchemilla monticola'', also called hairy lady's mantle, is a species of 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. T ...

'' — 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. It is only known from five locations; around Kağızman, Lake Abant, Sarıkamış, Karagöl-Sahara and the Efeler Efeler is a new lçe(district) and second level ...

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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 *''

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