Rosaceae
Alchemilla

Alchemilla alpina L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 123 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Canada to Greenland, Subarctic & Subalpine Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Corse, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Kurtto, A., Fröhner, S.E. & Lampinen, R. (eds.) (2007). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 14: 1-200.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Weber, T. (2016). Die Gattung Alchemilla von Kanton Uri (Schweiz) - Eine kommentierte Artenliste. Bauhinia 26: 55-63.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Kurtto, A., Fröhner, S.E. & Lampinen, R. (eds.) (2007). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 14: 1-200.
  • Weber, T. (2016). Die Gattung Alchemilla von Kanton Uri (Schweiz) - Eine kommentierte Artenliste. Bauhinia 26: 55-63.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chapman, F.S. [225] Greenland K004615889 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR49] United Kingdom K001768277 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [37] Greenland K004615888 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [349] Greenland K004615892 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [414] Greenland K004615886 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [472] Greenland K004615891 Yes
Devold, J.; Scholander, P.F. [s.n.] Greenland K004615895 Yes
Kruuse, C. [s.n] Greenland K004615887 Yes
{Lord Rossmore} [65] Greenland K004615894 Yes
{Lord Rosmead} [6] Greenland K004615893 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. United Kingdom K:SPC-16062.000 No
Christenhusz, M.J.M., Chase, M. & Fay, M. [6473] France K001069101 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [392] Greenland K004615890 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images