Alchemilla mollis

{{Speciesbox

|image = Alchemilla mollis (Fraaie vrouwenmantel bloeiwijze)1.jpg

|image_caption = Flowering plant

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Khela, S. |year=2013 |title=Alchemilla mollis (Europe assessment) |volume=2013 |page=e.T202918A2758009 |doi= |access-date=20 January 2023}}

|genus = Alchemilla

|species = mollis

|authority = (Buser) Rothm.

}}

Alchemilla mollis, the garden lady's-mantle{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }} or lady's-mantle,{{PLANTS|id=ALMO12|taxon=Alchemilla mollis|accessdate=7 January 2016}} is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. This herbaceous perennial plant is native to Southern Europe and grown throughout the world as an ornamental garden plant. It grows {{convert|30|to|45|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall, with leaves that are palmately veined, with a scalloped and serrated margin. The stipules are noteworthy in that they are fused together and leaf like. The chartreuse yellow flowers are held in dense clusters above the foliage. A. mollis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web|title=Alchemilla mollis AGM|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/774/Alchemilla-mollis/Details|work=RHS Plant Finder|publisher=Royal Horticultural Society|accessdate=13 March 2020}} The plant self-seeds freely and can become invasive.

According to some accounts, lady's mantle has been used for centuries as a herbal remedy.{{Cite journal |last=Tadić |first=Vanja |last2=Krgović |first2=Nemanja |last3=Žugić |first3=Ana |date=2020 |title=Lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris L., Rosaceae): A review of traditional uses, phytochemical profile, and biological properties |url=https://scindeks.ceon.rs/Article.aspx?artid=0455-62242040066T |journal=Lekovite sirovine |language=en |issue=40 |pages=66–74 |doi=10.5937/leksir2040066T |issn=0455-6224|doi-access=free }} According to other authorities, however, it has never been used medicinally, but has been confused with two species that have a history of medicinal use: A. alpina (Alpine lady's mantle) and A. xanthochlora.{{cite book|last=Gardner|first=Jo Ann|author2=Holly S. Dougherty|title=Herbs in Bloom: A Guide to Growing Herbs as Ornamental Plants|publisher=Timber Press|year=2005|pages=79|isbn=978-0-88192-698-9}}

Image:Vrouwenmantel (Alchemilla mollis) d.j.b 02.jpg]]

The plant is often grown as groundcover, and is valued for the appearance of its leaves in wet weather. Water beads on the leaves due to their dewetting properties. These beads of water were considered by alchemists to be the purest form of water. They used this water in their quest to turn base metal into gold, hence the name Alchemilla.{{cite news |title=

All hail the magical power of lady’s mantle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/19/alys-fowler-alchemilla-ladys-mantle |accessdate=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120162135/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/19/alys-fowler-alchemilla-ladys-mantle |archive-date=20 January 2023 |work=Alys Fowler |date=19 August 2017 |language=en |url-status=live}} The Latin specific epithet mollis means "soft", referring to the hairs on the leaves.{{cite book | last=Harrison |first=Lorraine | title=RHS Latin for Gardeners | year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley | location=United Kingdom | isbn=184533731X }}

Lady's mantle is an invasive species in the Faroe Islands, where local authorities have encouraged the public to uproot the plant if they find it.{{cite news |title=Public asked to help fight off pesky weeds |url=https://kvf.fo/greinar/2020/07/10/public-asked-help-fight-pesky-weeds |accessdate=12 July 2020 |work=Kringvarp Føroya |date=10 July 2020 |language=en}}

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mollis