Alchemilla alpina

Alchemilla alpina, commonly known as alpine lady's-mantle,[1] is an arctic-montane herbaceous perennial plant native to Europe and Southern Greenland.

Alpine lady's-mantle has been used for centuries as an herbal remedy,[2] and is used in horticulture as a ground cover and in rock gardens.

[4] Because the seeds develop without cross fertilisation, any mutations that may occur gradually cause cumulative changes to populations and there are a great many very similar species of lady's-mantle, sometimes called micro-species.

[3] Alpine lady's-mantle grows in northern Europe and in mountainous regions further south such as the Alps and the Pyrenees.

Its natural habitat is moorland, alpine meadows, cliffs, stream banks and areas covered in drifts of snow during the winter.