Alchemilla vulgaris
Alchemilla vulgaris
Synonyms: Alchemilla vulgaris var. leiocalycina, Alchemilla palmata subsp. acutangula, Alchemilla pratensis f. aestivalis, Alchemilla pratensis f. autumnalis, Alchemilla pratensis var. vulgaris, Alchemilla acutangula var. adpressepilosa, Alchemilla acutangula f. autumnalis, Alchemilla acutangula var. micantoides, Alchemilla acutangula var. typica, Alchemilla sylvestris var. acutangula, Alchemilla vulgaris subsp. acutangula, Alchemilla acutiloba f. intonsa, Alchemilla vulgaris subsp. assurgens, Alchemilla acutiloba f. gracilior, Potentilla acutiloba, Alchemilla pontica, Alchemilla acutiloba f. glabriuscula, Alchemilla acutiloba subsp. pontica, Alchemilla acutiloba var. pontica, Alchemilla vulgaris var. genuina, Alchemilla vulgaris genuina, Alchemilla latifolia, Alchemilla acutiloba f. adpressepilosa, Alchemilla pratensis var. acutangula, Alchemilla acutiloba f. altissima, Alchemilla vulgaris var. acutangula, Alchemilla vulgaris var. ambigens, Alchemilla vulgaris var. acutiloba, Alchemilla acutangula, Alchemilla acutiloba f. typica, Alchemilla acutiloba var. stellata
Western Herbalism Properties
Botanical Description
Alchemilla vulgaris (lady's mantle) is a low, clump-forming herbaceous perennial in the rose family (Rosaceae), treated as an aggregate of microspecies across its range. It typically grows 30–50 cm tall from a stout, woody rootstock, producing softly hairy, palmately lobed, kidney-shaped to nearly circular basal leaves with 7–11 shallow, rounded, finely toothed lobes; the slightly cupped, downy leaf surfaces famously collect glistening dewdrops at their centres. From June to September the plant bears branching, somewhat sprawling stems carrying loose airy clusters of tiny yellowish-green flowers about 3 mm across, each lacking petals but with four green sepals, an epicalyx of four bracteoles, and usually four stamens. The fruit is a small dry achene. Native to Europe and Greenland and naturalised more widely in cool temperate regions, lady's mantle grows in unimproved or lightly grazed pasture, on damp roadside banks and ditches, in chalk downland flushes, and on mountain slopes and rocky ledges.
Cultural & Historical Context
Traditional American Uses
None Documented
Chemistry & External Identifiers
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