Rosaceae
Alchemilla

Alchemilla vulgaris L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 123 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

Introduced into:

New Mexico, Newfoundland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rasteniĭ Respublika Altaĭ: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Landrein, S. & al. (2017). Flora of Pakistan 221: 1-161. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Seregin, A.P. (2014). Flora of Vladimir Oblast, Russia: grid data analysis: 1-441. KMK schientific press, Moscow.
  • Typification of Leontodon taraxacum L. (≡ Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.) and the generic name Taraxacum: A review and a new typification proposal (2011). Kirschner, J. & Štěpánek, J.. Taxon 60.
  • Watson, M.F. & al. (eds.) (2011). Flora of Nepal 3: 1-425. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Weber, T. (2016). Die Gattung Alchemilla von Kanton Uri (Schweiz) - Eine kommentierte Artenliste. Bauhinia 26: 55-63.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • 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/.
  • 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?
Hart, H.C. [47A] K004615913 Yes
Walker, D. [s.n.] K004615916 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iceland K004615917 Yes
s.coll. [157] K004615915 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004615918 Yes
{Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Long, B.H.; F. A. Gilbert, Jr.; Hotchkiss, N.} [28580] K004615903 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004615910 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [357] Greenland K004615902 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [123] Greenland K004615900 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000626759 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [183] Greenland K004615901 Yes
{Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; J. Kittredge, Jr.} [3616] K004615906 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [36] Greenland K004615904 Yes
{Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; J. Kittredge, Jr.} [3617] K004615905 Yes
{Lord Rossmore} [48] Greenland K004615907 Yes
{Dr. Hornemann} [s.n.] K004615919 Yes
Seringe; [Capt. Sabine] [s.n.] K004615921 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Greenland K004615909 Yes
{sylow} [s.n.] Greenland K004615912 Yes
Fries, T.M. [s.n.] Greenland K004615911 Yes
Weiz, S. [s.n.] K004615922 No
{Dr. Kirk} [s.n.] Greenland K004615914 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004615920 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] K004615908 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Alchemilla acutiloba K001625130 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Alchemilla acutiloba K001890252 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