Rosaceae

Alchemilla L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 123 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temperate to Tropical Mountains.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Burundi, Buryatiya, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, Colombia, Corse, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Free State, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hungary, Iceland, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New South Wales, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Northwest European R, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South Australia, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Svalbard, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Victoria, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Falkland Is., Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Primorye, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 377.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 58(1754).
  • Sp.Pl. 1: 123 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 58 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 123 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 22, 2020 illegible [s.n.] Romania K001222340 Type Yes
Dec 26, 1971 s.coll. [s.n.] K000730122 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1937 s.coll. [s.n.] K000730116 Type Yes
Oct 25, 1937 Kümmerle, D.J.B. [s.n.] K000730088 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1937 Bojer [17] Madagascar K000312668 Type Yes
May 5, 1936 [7433] K000312644 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1936 Ecklon. [s.n.] South Africa K000312724 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1935 [6611] K000312650 Type Yes
Oct 29, 1934 Steinbach, J. [8439] Bolivia K000075302 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1921 Bojer [2045] Madagascar K000312666 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1921 K000312667 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1859 Baron, R. [s.n.] Madagascar K000312670 Type Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001625135 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001625137 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001890243 Yes
Ousby [s.n.] United Kingdom K001890244 Yes
Ruprecht [s.n.] K000730115 Unknown Type Material Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001625133 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [B730] United Kingdom K001625140 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001890229 Yes
Scaetta. [203] K000312566 Syntype Yes
Elliot, S. [6855] K000312675 Type Yes
Fröhner, S. [5227] K000730091 Type Yes
Aedo, C.; Güemes, J.; Muñoz, F.; Pedrol, J.; Rico, E.; Sequeira, M. [JGH-1663] Morocco K001569897 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001890230 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001625141 Yes
Brotherus, A.H.; Brotherus, V.F. [294c] K000730118 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fröhner, N.F. [3765] K000730092 Isotype Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [2360] K000312645 Type Yes
Humbert [1685] Madagascar K000312669 Type Yes
Froehner, S.; Polatschek, A. [14] Austria K000730090 Type Yes
Humbert, H. [3886] Madagascar K000312664 Isotype Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [2277] Kenya K000312672 Isotype Yes
Jan 21, 2020 Trask, B. [s.n.] United States Aphanes K001328451 No
Jan 1, 1982 Spruce, R. [5496] Ecuador Lachemilla K000006090 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0