Status:
valid
Authors:
Buser
Source:
rjp
Year:
1902
Citation Micro:
Bull. Herb. Boissier sér. 2, 2: 623. 1902
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001013875
Common Names
- Amphiargyris
- Amphiargyrea
- Amphiargyre
Uses & Benefits
Alchemilla amphiargyrea is used as an ornamental plant for its attractive foliage and flowers. It is also used for its edible fruits, which can be eaten fresh or cooked.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Alchemilla amphiargyrea has yellow flowers with five petals and yellow anthers. The fruit is a drupe, and the seed is small and black. The seedlings have a single stem and two cotyledons.
Where to Find Alchemilla amphiargyrea
Alchemilla amphiargyrea is native to the western United States, from California to Montana. It prefers dry, rocky soils and can be found in open woodlands and along roadsides.
Species in the Alchemilla genus
Alchemilla filicaulis,
Alchemilla volkensii,
Alchemilla velebitica,
Alchemilla faroensis,
Alchemilla hybrida,
Alchemilla veronicae,
Alchemilla amphisericea,
Alchemilla supina,
Alchemilla erythropodoides,
Alchemilla rubricaulis,
Alchemilla firma,
Alchemilla cornucopioides,
Alchemilla floribunda,
Alchemilla glabra,
Alchemilla wichurae,
Alchemilla samuelssonii,
Alchemilla taurica,
Alchemilla cuneata,
Alchemilla lanuginosa,
Alchemilla marcailhouorum,
Alchemilla jailae,
Alchemilla alpigena,
Alchemilla tredecimloba,
Alchemilla xanthochlora,
Alchemilla glomerulans,
Alchemilla hypochlora,
Alchemilla heteroschista,
Alchemilla rubens,
Alchemilla omalophylla,
Alchemilla pachyphylla,
Alchemilla tianschanica,
Alchemilla laeticolor,
Alchemilla humilicaulis,
Alchemilla sanguinolenta,
Alchemilla lipschitzii,
Alchemilla purpurascens,
Alchemilla diglossa,
Alchemilla biquadrata,
Alchemilla transiliensis,
Alchemilla fontinalis,
Alchemilla sauri,
Alchemilla pogonophora,
Alchemilla urceolata,
Alchemilla frondosa,
Alchemilla psilocaula,
Alchemilla pilosiplica,
Alchemilla smirnovii,
Alchemilla capillacea,
Alchemilla laeta,
Alchemilla circassica,
Species in the Rosaceae family
Acaena macrocephala,
Acaena antarctica,
Acaena argentea,
Acaena boliviana,
Acaena buchananii,
Acaena echinata,
Acaena agnipila,
Acaena cylindristachya,
Acaena confertissima,
Acaena eupatoria,
Acaena integerrima,
Acaena leptacantha,
Acaena ovina,
Acaena magellanica,
Acaena masafuerana,
Acaena patagonica,
Acaena tenera,
Acaena platyacantha,
Acaena pumila,
Acaena splendens,
Acaena stricta,
Acaena stangii,
Acaena trifida,
Acaena pallida,
Acaena caespitosa,
Acaena saccaticupula,
Acaena subincisa,
Acaena hirsutula,
Acaena fissistipula,
Acaena glabra,
Acaena tesca,
Acaena juvenca,
Acaena emittens,
Acaena dumicola,
Acaena profundeincisa,
Acaena minor,
Acaena alpina,
Acaena montana,
Acaena myriophylla,
Acaena poeppigiana,
Acaena anserovina,
Acaena sericea,
Acaena latebrosa,
Acaena sarmentosa,
Acaena elongata,
Acaena exigua,
Acaena rorida,
Acaena novae-zelandiae,
Acaena pinnatifida,
Acaena inermis,