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Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Photo is of parent taxon

alchémille vêtue, thinstem lady's mantle
Stems

densely hairy.
Leaf

blades: basal sinus incisions relatively short or long, sometimes absent, abaxial surface usually irregularly or uniformly hairy, sometimes glabrous, nerves hairy throughout, adaxial usually densely hairy throughout, rarely only on folds.
Inflorescences

primary branches densely hairy;

peduncles hairy.
Pedicels

, or at least most, hairy.
Flowers

hypanthium densely hairy.

Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Phenology Flowering late Jun–Aug.
Habitat Moist to mesic meadows, herb slopes, sometimes near seashores
Elevation 0–500 m (0–1600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
NB; NL; NS; QC; Greenland; Europe
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Discussion

Subspecies vestita was recognized by M. L. Fernald (1950) and A. E. Roland and E. C. Smith (1966) as Alchemilla minor Hudson, a misapplication of that name. The subspecies is probably introduced in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

(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. filicaulis
Synonyms A. filicaulis, A. filicaulis var. vestita, A. vestita, A. vulgaris var. vestita
Name authority (Buser) M. E. Bradshaw: Watsonia 5: 305. (1963)
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