Alchemilla Linnaeus (Q3901)

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Alchemilla is a taxon with the rank genus within the tribe Potentilleae
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Alchemilla Linnaeus
Alchemilla is a taxon with the rank genus within the tribe Potentilleae

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    taxon/id/Alchemilla Linnaeus
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    Alchemilla Linnaeus
    Alchemilla
    Linnaeus
    FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York.
    accepted
    lady's-mantle (English)
    lady's mantle (English)
    Lady’s mantle (English)
    alchémille (English)
    North America
    Eurasia
    Africa
    rhizomatous, often forming woody stock.
    Stems 1–6 (–10), decumbent to ascending or erect, usually pubescent or puberulent, rarely glabrous.
    Leaves not persistent, basal in rosette, alternate, usually simple, sometimes palmately compound;
    stipules persistent, adnate to petiole, proximally connate opposite petiole (abpetiolar fusion), semiorbiculate to ovate, margins lobed or dentate;
    blade (of simple leaves) reniform to orbiculate, sometimes reniform-orbiculate, 1–15 × 1.5–15 cm, usually palmately 7–9 (–11) -lobed, sometimes palmately compound with 5–7 leaflets, margins flat or undulate, crenate to dentate, venation palmate, that of lobes or leaflets pinnate, surfaces usually pubescent or glabrous, sometimes sericeous;
    cauline: stipules relatively large, variously colored, becoming brownish at maturity or on drying, toothed or lobed, petiole shorter, lobes 3–7 (–11), often shallow.
    Inflorescences terminal, multiflowered, cymes, much-branched;
    flowers ± aggregated into clusters of 5–15, glabrous or densely pubescent;
    bracts usually absent;
    bracteoles absent.
    Pedicels present.
    Flowers 2–4 mm diam.;
    epicalyx bractlets 4;
    hypanthium urceolate, 1.5–2.5 mm, glabrous or sparsely to densely pubescent;
    sepals 4, usually erect to spreading, rarely reflexed (A. glomerulans), ovate, glabrous or pubescent;
    stamens 4, inserted outside nectar-secreting receptacular disc almost closing hypanthium, alternating with sepals, anthers often poorly developed;
    carpel 1 (rarely, A. filicaulis, lowermost flower in a monochasium with 2), styles basal, stigmas capitate, ± exserted from hypanthia;
    Fruits achenes, 1, ovoid, 2–2.5 mm, smooth;
    hypanthium persistent;
    sepals persistent, spreading or erect;