3375.000 Alchemilla L. - Lady's mantles

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs. Stipules adnate to petiole and ± sheathing the stem. Leaves circular or reniform in outline, palmately lobed. Inflorescences axillary. Flowers small, bisexual, green or yellowish, usually 4-merous. Hypanthium urceolate, persistent, bearing around the constricted mouth 2 series of 4 elements: the outer ("epicalyx lobes") alternating with the inner ("calyx lobes"). Petals 0. Stamens usually 4. Achenes 1-8(-12), included within an inflated, membranous urceolate calyx.

Worldwide: 250 species in northern temperate zones and on tropical mountains

Caprivi: 4 cultivated taxa.

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Species	Content
cryptantha Steud. ex A. Rich.	Description, Image
ellenbeckii Engl.[Agg]
ellenbeckii Engl. subsp. nyikensis (De Wild.) R.A.Grah,	Description, Image
kiwuensis Engl.	Description, Image

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