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Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulis
Photo is of parent taxon

thin-stem lady's mantle
Stems

densely hairy in proximal 1/2, glabrous or sparsely hairy in distal 1/2.
Leaf

blades: basal sinus incisions absent or, sometimes, relatively short, abaxial surface usually glabrous, nerves usually glabrous proximally, sometimes hairy throughout, adaxial sparsely to densely hairy throughout or on folds only.
Inflorescences

primary branches and peduncles usually glabrous.
Pedicels

usually glabrous, rarely some of the proximal hairy.
Flowers

hypanthium usually sparsely hairy, sometimes glabrous.

Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulis
Phenology Flowering late Jun–Sep.
Habitat Moist meadows, herb slopes, often near seashores
Elevation 0–700 m (0–2300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
WY; NB; NL; NS; ON; QC; SPM; Greenland; Europe
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Discussion

Subspecies filicaulis is introduced in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Wyoming; it may be introduced also in parts of Newfoundland.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 9, p. 307.
Parent taxa Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Potentilleae > Alchemilla > Alchemilla filicaulis
Sibling taxa
A. filicaulis subsp. vestita
Name authority unknown
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