Alchemilla gracilis Opiz

Somewhat robust, low-growing herb up to 40 cm high at flowering; rhizomes branching to form leafy clumps. Lvs mostly in rosettes; petioles 150–250 mm long, all with spreading hairs; blade reniform, (50)–70–100 mm diam., divided into 9–(10), shallow, rounded lobes, pale green and with soft, somewhat appressed hairs on both surfaces, somewhat pleated; teeth of lobes even, ovate, ciliate, acute to short-acuminate, red-tipped, 7–9 on each side of terminal lobe; stipules membranous, brownish purple, adnate to petiole for most of length. Infl. of numerous, small cymes subtended by leafy bracts; peduncle densely covered in spreading hairs; all except ultimate infl. branches moderately to sparsely covered in spreading hairs; fls shortly pedicellate, c. 3 mm diam., 4–(5)-merous. Pedicels and hypanthium usually glabrous, very rarely with a few hairs. Epicalyx segments oblong-triangular, c. 0.5 mm long, acute, greenish. Sepals connate at base, triangular, acute, usually greenish, sometimes slightly reddish, > epicalyx segments. Stamens 4–(5). Achene enclosed in obconic hypanthium.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

Flowering: Nov.–Feb.