Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
montenegrina
ID:
989835

Status:
valid

Authors:
Plocek

Source:
rjp

Year:
1998

Citation Micro:
Candollea 53: 317 (1998)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000989173

Common Names

  • Alchemilla montenegrina
  • Montenegrin Lady's Mantle
  • Montenegrin's Lady's Mantle

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Description

Alchemilla montenegrina (also called Montenegrin Lady's Mantle, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Europe and western Asia. It typically grows in meadows, grasslands, and other open habitats.

Uses & Benefits

Alchemilla montenegrina is used as an ornamental plant. It is also used for its medicinal properties.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Alchemilla montenegrina has small, yellow flowers that are about 1/2 inch wide. The flowers are followed by small, green fruits. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have light green leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Alchemilla montenegrina is a perennial plant that is best propagated by division in the spring. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. It can be propagated from seed, but this is a slow process. It is also possible to propagate from cuttings.

Where to Find Alchemilla montenegrina

Alchemilla montenegrina can be found in the alpine regions of the European Alps, the Pyrenees, and the Carpathians.

Species in the Alchemilla genus

Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla volkensii, Alchemilla velebitica, Alchemilla faroensis, Alchemilla hybrida, Alchemilla veronicae, Alchemilla amphisericea, Alchemilla supina, Alchemilla erythropodoides, Alchemilla rubricaulis, Alchemilla firma, Alchemilla cornucopioides, Alchemilla floribunda, Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla wichurae, Alchemilla samuelssonii, Alchemilla taurica, Alchemilla cuneata, Alchemilla lanuginosa, Alchemilla marcailhouorum, Alchemilla jailae, Alchemilla alpigena, Alchemilla tredecimloba, Alchemilla xanthochlora, Alchemilla glomerulans, Alchemilla hypochlora, Alchemilla heteroschista, Alchemilla rubens, Alchemilla omalophylla, Alchemilla pachyphylla, Alchemilla tianschanica, Alchemilla laeticolor, Alchemilla humilicaulis, Alchemilla sanguinolenta, Alchemilla lipschitzii, Alchemilla purpurascens, Alchemilla diglossa, Alchemilla biquadrata, Alchemilla transiliensis, Alchemilla fontinalis, Alchemilla sauri, Alchemilla pogonophora, Alchemilla urceolata, Alchemilla frondosa, Alchemilla psilocaula, Alchemilla pilosiplica, Alchemilla smirnovii, Alchemilla capillacea, Alchemilla laeta, Alchemilla circassica,

Species in the Rosaceae family

Acaena macrocephala, Acaena antarctica, Acaena argentea, Acaena boliviana, Acaena buchananii, Acaena echinata, Acaena agnipila, Acaena cylindristachya, Acaena confertissima, Acaena eupatoria, Acaena integerrima, Acaena leptacantha, Acaena ovina, Acaena magellanica, Acaena masafuerana, Acaena patagonica, Acaena tenera, Acaena platyacantha, Acaena pumila, Acaena splendens, Acaena stricta, Acaena stangii, Acaena trifida, Acaena pallida, Acaena caespitosa, Acaena saccaticupula, Acaena subincisa, Acaena hirsutula, Acaena fissistipula, Acaena glabra, Acaena tesca, Acaena juvenca, Acaena emittens, Acaena dumicola, Acaena profundeincisa, Acaena minor, Acaena alpina, Acaena montana, Acaena myriophylla, Acaena poeppigiana, Acaena anserovina, Acaena sericea, Acaena latebrosa, Acaena sarmentosa, Acaena elongata, Acaena exigua, Acaena rorida, Acaena novae-zelandiae, Acaena pinnatifida, Acaena inermis,