Alchemilla glabra

Neygenf.

Lady's mantle

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Alchemilla glabra
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves can be eaten as greens, often mixed with other leafy vegetables.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows in pastures and by streams. It is often in damp soil.

Albania, Balkans, Britain, Europe, Ireland, Luxembourg, Macedonia,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine

How to Identify

A herb. The leaves have lobes spread out like fingers on a hand. There are 9 lobes The flowers are in tight clusters and are small and green.

Wikipedia

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Alchemilla glabra is a species of plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native to Eurasia.

References (2)
  • Irving, M., 2009, The Forager Handbook, A Guide to the Edible Plants of Britain. Ebury Press p 262
  • Rexhepi, B., et al, 2018, Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants in Pelagonia Region (Southwestern Macedonia) International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology, Vol. 6 (1) p 57

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