Plants : RosaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Alchemilla xanthochlora Rothm.

lady's-mantle

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Alchemilla xanthochlora

Description: One of three very similar native species of lady's mantle (the others are Alchemilla vestita and A. glabra) which are found in grassy places. The flowers are tiny and greenish-yellow.

A Stems and leaf-stalks densely covered with spreading hairs. Leaf hairy on both upper and underside: Alchemilla vestita

B Stems and leaf stalks covered with spreading hairs. Leaf hairy only on underside: Alchemilla xanthochlora.

C Only the lowest 1 - 2 internodes hairy, with adpressed hairs (not spreading hairs). Upper part of stem hairless. Leaves hairless on both surfaces except for the parts of the veins near edge of leaf on the underside: Alchemilla glabra.

All names: Alchemilla xanthochlora Rothm.; Alchemilla curtiloba auct.; Alchemilla pratensis auct.

Distribution Map from NBN: Alchemilla xanthochlora at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Alchemilla xanthochlora at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Alchemilla xanthochlora. Rothm.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3379. Accessed on 2026-11-02.