Alchemilla natalensis Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Alchemilla

Characteristics

Procumbent, perennial herb, 0.4 m long; stem lax, patently hirsute with appressed hairs or glabrescent. Leaves with petioles 3-4 mm long, finely strigose to pilose below; lamina reniform, 5-lobed, 25 x 20 mm, margins crenate, internodes as long as leaves. Stipules 7 x 4 mm, margins crenate. Inflorescences as long as leaves, often longer; much-branched cymes. Flowers sparsely pilose; episepals 1/2-3/4 length of sepals; sepals ovate, tube 1.5x shorter than sepals. Flowering time Nov.-Mar.
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Perennial herb; patently hirsute. Stems procumbent; unarmed Leaves simple, petiolate; blade with margins incised, lobes truncate, glabrous on both sides or sericeous below; petioles 1-3 mm long; stipules narrowly ovate. Flowers: petals green; Nov.
Prostrate herb. Stems patently hirsute. Leaves glabrous on both sides or sericeous below, incised, lobes truncate, petioles 1-3 mm long. Style 1. Flowers green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Distribution

Alchemilla natalensis world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:720790-1
WFO ID wfo-0001016997
COL ID BHXJ
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Alchemilla natalensis