Status:
valid
Authors:
(Pilg.) Rothm.
Source:
rjp
Year:
1937
Citation Micro:
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 172 (1937)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000995348
Common Names
- Lachemilla sandiensis
- Sandie's Lady's Mantle
- Alpine Lady's Mantle
Description
Lachemilla sandiensis (also called Sand's alchemilla, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the mountains of Central Asia. It has a rosette of basal leaves with long petioles and small, yellow-green flowers. It grows in dry, rocky habitats, such as alpine meadows and scree slopes.
Uses & Benefits
Lachemilla sandiensis is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It has many non-medical uses, including as an ornamental plant, for erosion control, and as a food source for wildlife. It is also used as a ground cover and for hedging.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Lachemilla sandiensis has small, white flowers with five petals and yellow stamens. The seed is a small, dark brown nutlet. The seedlings are small, with a single pair of oval-shaped leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Lachemilla sandiensis can be propagated by seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 8cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Softwood cuttings in spring in a frame. Layering in late summer. Division of suckers in the dormant season.
Where to Find Lachemilla sandiensis
Lachemilla sandiensis can be found in the Caucasus region of Russia.
Species in the Lachemilla genus
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,