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Alchemilla faeroensis
Also called Icelandic Lady's Mantle
Alchemilla faeroensis, also known as Faroese lady's-mantle, is a species of arctic-montane herbaceous perennial plant native to the Faroe Islands and eastern Iceland. It is part of the lady's-mantle genus in the rose family. It has been described as "one of the outstanding endemics in northwestern Europe".
Faroese lady's-mantle grows on the Faroe Islands and the eastern half of Iceland. The furthest west in Iceland that they have been reported is in Ásbyrgi.
Alpine Lady's-mantle · Alchemilla angustata · Rose Family · Baltic Lady's Mantle · Alchemilla barbatiflora · Alchemilla bursensis · Alchemilla cymatophylla · Diadem Lady's Mantle · Alchemilla erythropoda · Thinstem lady's mantle · Alchemilla flabellata · Smooth lady's mantle
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alchemilla faeroensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
