Rosaceae
Alchemilla

Alchemilla arvensis (L.) Scop.

First published in Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 115 (1771)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Argentina South, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Delaware, Falkland Is., Finland, Georgia, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, New Jersey, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nova Scotia, Oregon, Poland, Tasmania, Victoria, Washington, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Mouterde, P. in Mouterde, P. (1986). Nouvelle flore du Liban se de la Syrie 2: 1-727. Dar El-Machreq Sarl, Beyrouth, Liban.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browicz, K. & al. (1969). Rosaceae I. Flora Iranica 66: 1-217. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
  • Kurtto, A., Fröhner, S.E. & Lampinen, R. (eds.) (2007). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 14: 1-200.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Zohary, M. in Feinbrun-Dothan, N. (1972). Flora Palaestina 2(Text): 1-489. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
de Bunge, A. [s.n.] Iran K000626761 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Day, C.D. [172] Türkiye Aphanes arvensis K000341572 Yes
Mar 1, 1983 Tenore [s.n.] Italy Aphanes arvensis K001222348 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Willkomm, M. [164] Spain Aphanes arvensis K001328434 No
Jan 1, 1977 [Kranzl] [s.n.] Aphanes arvensis K000730170 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1977 s.coll. [s.n.] Aphanes arvensis K000730168 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Heldreich [s.n.] Italy Aphanes arvensis K001328422 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Aphanes arvensis K001328420 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [7241] Australia Aphanes arvensis K004616707 Yes
Henderson; Stainton [5023] Türkiye Aphanes arvensis K004616690 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2681] Cyprus Aphanes arvensis K004616692 Yes
Parodi, L.R. [10283] Argentina Aphanes arvensis K004616704 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2937] Cyprus Aphanes arvensis K004616696 Yes
Kerimov, V.; Safarov, H. [15] Azerbaijan Aphanes arvensis K004616686 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2819] Cyprus Aphanes arvensis K004616694 Yes
Davis [3488] Cyprus Aphanes arvensis K004616697 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1462] Iran Aphanes arvensis K004616689 Yes
Grantham, H.A. [36542] Australia Aphanes arvensis K004616708 Yes
Pearce, R.D. [s.n.] Australia Aphanes arvensis K004616706 Yes
Young, G.P. [7248] Cyprus Aphanes arvensis K004616687 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2710] Cyprus Aphanes arvensis K004616693 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran Aphanes arvensis K004616688 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Klein, R. [7756] Brazil Aphanes arvensis K004616705 Yes
Sintenis; Rigo [520] Cyprus Aphanes arvensis K004616698 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [25903] Türkiye Aphanes arvensis K004616691 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2755] Cyprus Aphanes arvensis K004616695 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2741] Cyprus Aphanes arvensis K004616699 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France Alchemilla aphanes K000730167 Unknown Type Material Yes
Greville [s.n.] Alchemilla aphanes K000730166 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

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