Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
giewontica
ID:
1019698

Status:
valid

Authors:
Pawł.

Source:
rjp

Year:
1957

Citation Micro:
Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 3: 31 (1957)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001019036

Common Names

  • Giewont Lady's Mantle
  • Giewont's Lady's Mantle
  • Giewont Mantle

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Description

Alchemilla giewontica (also called Giewont Lady's Mantle, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the Tatra Mountains in Central and Eastern Europe. It has a rosette of basal leaves and yellow-green flowers. It is found in moist meadows, grasslands, and open forests.

Uses & Benefits

Alchemilla giewontica is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used in herbal medicine to treat various ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flowers of Alchemilla giewontica are small and yellow. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have yellow flowers.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Alchemilla giewontica is a low-growing perennial that is native to the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. It is a clump-forming plant with small, rounded, grey-green leaves and yellow-green flowers in spring and summer. It is best grown in moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade. Propagate by division in spring or by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in spring.

Where to Find Alchemilla giewontica

Alchemilla giewontica can be found in moist meadows, along streams, and in open woods in the eastern United States.

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,

References

The Plant List v1.1 record rjp-9884: Based on the initial data import
Bogumił Pawłowski (1898-1971): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Pawł.' in the authors string.