List of Alchemilla species

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The following species in the flowering plant genus Alchemilla , the lady's mantles, are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1] Alchemilla has many apomictic microspecies that are difficult to distinguish on the basis of morphology alone. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alchemilla L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Pihu, Silvia; Hõimra, Jaanika; Köster, Egle; Pärtel, Meelis (2009). "Environmentally Dependent Morphological Variability in Seven Apomictic Microspecies from Alchemilla L. (Rosaceae)". Folia Geobotanica. 44 (2): 159–176. Bibcode:2009FolGe..44..159P. doi:10.1007/s12224-009-9034-0. S2CID   25103454.
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