Alchemilla speciosa

Alchemilla speciosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Potentilleae
Subtribus: Fragariinae
Genus: Alchemilla
Species: Alchemilla speciosa

Name

Alchemilla speciosa Buser, in C.Magnier, Scrin. Fl. Select. 12: 281 (1893).

• et ex C.DC. in Bull. Herb.Boiss. i. (1893) 492

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Alchemilla acutiloba subsp. speciosa (Buser) Buser, Exsicc. (Herb. Norm.) 47: 214 (1906).
  • Potentilla lacerna-femina (Buser) Christenh. & Väre, Phytotaxa 57: 3 (2012), nom. nov..

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus Transcaucasus Western Asia Türkiye Introduced into: Austria, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Magnier, C. (ed.) 1893. Scrinia Florae Selectae. Fascicule 12. pp. 263–297. Saint-Quentin. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Alchemilla speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Alchemilla speciosa. Published online. Accessed: 29. Jan. 2026. Reference page.

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