Alchemilla tytthantha, the Crimean lady's mantle, is a species of lady's mantle found in Europe. It is originally native to Crimea, but has been introduced to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, and Great Britain.[1][2] It was first reported in Britain (at Selkirk) in 1956 and has been treated as a weed in Britain since.[3]

Alchemilla tytthantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Alchemilla
Species:
A. tytthantha
Binomial name
Alchemilla tytthantha
Juz.
Synonyms
  • Alchemilla lepantha
  • Alchemilla multiflora

The plant has relatively small flowers and is only slightly hairy.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Alchemilla tytthantha Juz. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  2. ^ CABI (2022-01-07). Alchemilla tytthantha (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.112100.
  3. ^ Botanical Society of the British Isles.; Isles, Botanical Society of the British (1973). Conference report / Botanical Society of the British Isles. Vol. 13. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles.
  4. ^ Andersonian Naturalists of Glasgow.; Glasgow, Andersonian Naturalists of; Society, Glasgow and Andersonian Natural History and Microscopical; Society, Glasgow Natural History; Glasgow, Natural History Society of (1958). The Glasgow naturalist. Vol. v.18 (1958-1971). Glasgow: Glasgow Natural History Society.