Alchemilla subsericea, Reuter

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6. A. subsericea Reuter , Compt. Rend. Soc. Hallér. 2: 20 (1853-4).

Stems not much exceeding leaves. Leaflets usually 5, lanceolate, grey-green and only sparsely sericeous beneath, with conspicuous, straight teeth up to 3 mm. Glomeruli less dense than 4. Calcifuge; often in snow-patches. • Mountains of S. Europe, from N. Spain to W. Austria. Au Ga He Hs It.

Related species include: A. amphibola Buser in Dörfler, Herb. Norm. 47: 202 (1906). W. Alps (Haute Savoie). Ga. Exceptional in Ser. Saxatiles in growing on calcareous rock. A. jueunda Buser ex Maillefer, Mém. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. 8: 116 (1944). Alpes Maritimes. Ga. A. vaccariana Buser , Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1906: 61 (1906). W.C. Alps (Valle d'Aosta). It.

Maillefer suggests that these taxa may have arisen by hybridization between A. pentaphyllea and members of Ser. Saxatiles (though none of the latter are known to be sexual). See also 12.

Series Hoppeanae Buser. Dwarf to medium-sized, with short rhizomes. Leaf-segments (5-)7-9, mostly slightly to distinctly connate. Pedicels usually at least as long as hypanthium. Sepals patent after flowering.

All species in this series are calcicole, and occur on mountains on rocks or in pastures.