Alchemilla faeroensis

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Alchemilla faeroensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Alchemilla
Species:
A. faeroensis
Binomial name
Alchemilla faeroensis
(Lange) Buser
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Alchemilla argentea
    • Alchemilla fissa
    • Potentilla faeroensis

Alchemilla faeroensis, also known as Faeroeic lady's-mantle, is a species of arctic-montane herbaceous perennial plant native to the Faroe Islands and eastern Iceland. It is part of the lady's-mantle genus in the rose family. It has been described as "one of the outstanding endemics in northwestern Europe". [2]

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Description

Faeroes lady's-mantle is a small herbaceous plant growing to 15 centimeters (6 in) at most. [3] In more exposed areas they are stunted, only growing to small sizes. [4]

Its leaves each have seven lobes that are half to two-thirds to the base of the leaf. [5] The edges of the lobes have coarse teeth. The top of its leaves are green and the undersides are silvery with hairs on the undersides. Its flowers are pale green and measure about 3 millimeters. It flowers in June and July. [3]

Taxonomy

Alchemilla faeroensis was scientifically described as a variety of Alchemilla fissa by Johan Martin Christian Lange in 1887. In 1894 Robert Buser raised it to species rank with its accepted name. It is classified in the Alchemilla genus within the family Rosaceae. [1] The species is likely the result of a hybridization event between Alchemilla alpina and a subspecies of Alchemilla vulgaris , an idea that is supported by chromosone number counts and analysis of their phytochemicals. [6] It has no accepted subspecies or varieties, but has seven synonyms. [1]

Table of Synonyms
NameYearRankNotes
Alchemilla argenteaTrevelyan1837species= het.
Alchemilla faeroensis f. denudataStefánsson1901form= het.
Alchemilla faeroensis var. pumilaRostr.1896variety= het.
Alchemilla fissaHornem.1835species= het.
Alchemilla fissa var. faeroensisLange1887variety≡ hom.
Alchemilla splendens subsp. faeroensis(Lange) Buser1906subspecies≡ hom.
Potentilla faeroensis(Lange) Christenh. & Väre2012species≡ hom.
Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym

Names

The species name, faeroensis, means "from the Faeroe Islands" in Botanical Latin. [7] Its common names include Faeroes lady's-mantle and Faeroeic lady's-mantle. [3] [8]

Range and habitat

Faeroeic lady's-mantle grows on the Faroe Islands and the eastern half of Iceland. [9] The furthest west in Iceland that they have been reported is in Ásbyrgi. [8]

On the Faeroe Islands it is more commonly found in higher areas, but can be found all the way to the edge of the sea. [4] It is commonly found in crevices and rock-ledges in relatively dry areas and alongside streams elsewhere. [4] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alchemilla faeroensis (Lange) Buser". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Gustafsson, Åke (1947). "Apomixis in higher plants". Acta Universitatis Lundensis: Nova series. 43 (3): 209.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Blamey, Marjorie; Grey-Wilson, Christopher (1989). The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe . London: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 190. ISBN   978-0-340-40170-5. OCLC   41355268 . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Ostenfeld, C.H. (1901). "Phanerogamae and Pteridophyta". Botany of the Faeröes, based upon Danish investigations. Copenhagen; London: Nordisk Forlag;John Wheldon & Co. p. 76. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Gibbons, Bob (2007). Philip's Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe . London: Philip's. p. 106. ISBN   978-0-540-08982-6. OCLC   84150936 . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Olafsdottir, Elin S; Omarsdottir, Sesselja; Jaroszewski, Jerzy W (October 2001). "Constituents of three Icelandic Alchemilla species". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 29 (9): 959–962. doi:10.1016/S0305-1978(01)00038-2.
  7. ↑ Brittain, Julia (2005). Gordon, Sue (ed.). Plant Names Explained : Botanical Terms and Their Meaning . Boston, Massachusetts: Horticulture Publications. ISBN   978-1-55870-747-4. OCLC   59823370 . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 Carwardine, Mark (1986). Iceland Nature's Meeting Place . Reykjavik, Iceland: Iceland Review. p. 115. ISBN   9780948192029. OCLC   17341717 . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Kurtto, Arto; Fröhner, Sigurd E.; Lampinen, Raino, eds. (2007). Atlas Florae Europaeae; Distribution of Vascular Plants in Europe . Vol. 14. Rosaceae (Alchemilla and Aphanes). Vanamo, Helsinki: Committee for mapping the flora of Europe; Societas Biologica Fennica. p. 42. ISBN   978-951-9108-15-5. OCLC   1442461413 . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
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