Alchemilla alpigena Buser ex Hegi

Family: ROSACEAE

Genus: Alchemilla

Catalan common name: Herba botera. Peucrist. Pota de lleó, Alquemil·la.

Spanish common name: Alquemila. Pie de león.

Province distribution: Girona. Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Boreo-alpine

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Mesophyll mountainous grasslands. Rocky surfaces and dry stone walls.

Characteristics: Rock fissures and outcrops, generally upon calcareous substrate. An herb with palmate leaves, divided close to the base in 6-7 segments. The reverse is densely covered by a golden-silky pilosity, and the face is a matte green. The flowers are laxy disposed. Pertains to the group of Alchemilla alpina.