Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
citrina
ID:
986888

Status:
valid

Authors:
Frohner

Source:
rjp

Year:
1969

Citation Micro:
Fl. Iranica 66: 142 (1969)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000986226

Common Names

  • Citrina
  • Lemon Lady's Mantle
  • Alpine Lady's Mantle

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Description

Alchemilla citrina (also called Citrine Lady's Mantle, among many other common names) is a perennial plant native to the Andes mountains. It has a rosette of deeply lobed, toothed, and hairy leaves, and small yellow flowers. It is found in moist meadows and grasslands, and prefers full sun and moist, well-drained soil.

Uses & Benefits

Alchemilla citrina is used as an ornamental plant in gardens. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat skin diseases, liver disorders, and urinary tract infections.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Alchemilla citrina has small, yellow-green flowers that bloom in the summer. The flowers are followed by small, spiny seed heads. The seed heads contain small, black seeds. The seedlings are small, with a single, upright stem and small, oval-shaped leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Alchemilla citrina is a perennial plant that can be propagated by division in early spring. It can be grown in full sun or partial shade and prefers moist, well-drained soils. It is best to water regularly and fertilize every few weeks during the growing season.

Where to Find Alchemilla citrina

Alchemilla citrina can be found in the Caucasus mountains of Russia and Georgia.

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,