Rosaceae FAMILY
Alchemilla alpina
Alchemilla alpina
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Alchemilla alpina is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a low mat of growth with erect, flowering stems up to 15cm tall from a creeping, woody rootstock[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and possibly as a food. It is also collected on a commercial basis, dried and sold for medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern and Northern Europe - Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy.
HabitatMeadows, pastureland and woodland clearings, mainly on acid soils[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].