Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Southern Europe

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Status

Uncommon

About

This herbaceous perennial grows in the mountain meadows of southern Europe. Its scalloped leaves trap morning dew into perfect spheres that roll off like liquid mercury.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Alchemilla

Species

Alchemilla mollis