Alchemilla glaucescens Wallr.

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Alchemilla// Species: Alchemilla glaucescens Wallr.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in by Walters and Pawlowski in Tutin et al. (1968) and Janikj in Micevski (1998).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native to Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Clearings and edges of European beech forests.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN.

Alchemilla glaucescens – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – stem. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – cauline leaf and stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – cauline leaf and stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – cauline leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – cauline leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – abaxial side of cauline leaf and stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – lower part of stem. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – basal leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – basal leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – lobes of basal leaf with toothed margin to the base and no or indistinct incisions. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – leaf petiole. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – leaf petioles. Osogovo – Ponikva –between “Venechka” River and “Jamishko osoe” region, 31.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – A: stem with inflorescence, cauline leaves and stipules. Scale in cm. B, C and D: flowers; E: cross section showing hypanthium with achene. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla glaucescens – left and center: lamina of basal leaves. Scale in cm; right: leaf petioles (p) and stem (s). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Alchemilla glaucescens. Kurtto, A. 2009+: Rosaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/ https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8fad497d-fadc-468d-bbbd-34e70423d5a5 [Accessed 04.07.2025].

Alchemilla glaucescens Wallr. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:720605-1  [Accessed 04.07.2025].

Alchemilla L. Janikj, M. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 978 – 1002.

Alchemilla L. Walters S. M.; Ser. Elatae by Pawlowski, B. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 48 – 64.