Alchemilla glaucescens
Alchemilla filicaulis
thinstem lady's mantle
densely ascending-spreading-hairy, sometimes sericeous.
densely spreading- to very sparsely hairy at least in proximal 1/2.
stipules translucent, colorless, sometimes flushed pale wine red proximally, green distally, lobes green;
blade orbiculate, rather shallowly 7–9-lobed, margins flat or slightly undulate, basal sinuses closed, middle lobes rounded, as long as to slightly longer than their half-widths;
incisions usually absent or relatively short, sometimes relatively long;
teeth slightly connivent, slightly asymmetric, apex subacute or almost digitate, surfaces densely hairy.
stipules translucent, usually strongly wine red-tinged proximally, lobes green;
blade usually reniform, sometimes orbiculate, shallowly 7–9-lobed, margins flat or slightly, rarely distinctly, undulate, basal sinuses usually wide, sometimes narrow, middle lobes rounded, shorter than to equal to their half-widths, sometimes longer;
incisions absent or relatively short to long;
teeth sometimes slightly connivent, slightly to strongly asymmetric, apex usually acute to subobtuse, sometimes obtuse, abaxial surface glabrous or hairy, nerves glabrous proximally or hairy throughout, adaxial sparsely to densely hairy throughout or on folds only.
primary branches sericeous;
peduncles sericeous.
primary branches glabrous or densely pubescent;
peduncles glabrous or densely hairy.
sericeous.
glabrous or hairy.
epicalyx bractlet lengths 0.5 times as sepals (narrower);
hypanthium sericeous.
epicalyx bractlet lengths 0.5 times to almost equal to sepals (always narrower);
hypanthium usually sparsely to densely hairy, sometimes glabrous.
not or exserted to 1/20 from discs.
exserted.
Alchemilla glaucescens
Alchemilla filicaulis
In the flora area, Alchemilla glaucescens is known only from Grosse-Ile in the St. Lawrence River.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
1. Pedicels, distal 1/2 of stems, primary inflorescence branches, and peduncles usually glabrous; abaxial leaf surfaces usually glabrous, nerves usually glabrous proximally, sometimes hairy throughout, adaxial sparsely to densely hairy throughout or on folds only. | subsp. filicaulis |
1. All pedicels, distal 1/2 of stems, primary inflorescence branches, and peduncles densely hairy; abaxial leaf surfaces usually irregularly or uniformly hairy, sometimes glabrous, nerves hairy throughout, adaxial usually densely hairy throughout, rarely only on folds. | subsp. vestita |
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