Alchemilla micans (Alchemilla micans)
Description
Glossy dew cap , Alchemilla micans Buser, synonymous Alchemilla gracilis authored, is an apomictic feature of the common dew coat (Alchemilla vulgaris). In taxon, it is usually attributed to a level between genus and species called section. Particular features of glossy dew hood, which distinguish it from the appearance of adjacent species, are that the leaf flaps are 7-9 in number and without notches, and each leaf flap has 17-19 teeth in the leaf edge Fairly common in central Sweden , more or less rare in the rest of the country. Common in Norway's coastal country except the furthest in the north, common throughout Finland except the furthest in the north, common in north-eastern Europe ; can occur rare in Central Europe with the north side of the Alps as a southern border. Alchemilla comes from the fact that it was previously thought that the small dew drop, which is usually found in the middle of the leaves early in the morning, was an important ingredient for alchemists . The word alchemilla can be derived from arabic al kemelyeh = chemistry. Micans come from Latin micare = blink, shimmer, which refers to the appearance of the tops of the leaves.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Rosales
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Family: Rosaceae
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Genus: Alchemilla
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