▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁Southern ▁Green land . ▁ ▁Al pine ▁lady ' s - m ant le ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁centuries ▁as ▁an ▁her bal ▁rem edy , ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁h ort icult ure ▁as ▁a ▁ground ▁cover ▁and ▁in ▁rock ▁gard ens . ▁ ▁Description ▁Al pine ▁lady ' s - m ant le ▁is ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁plant ▁with ▁a ▁wo ody ▁rh iz ome ▁growing ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁between ▁. ▁The ▁weak ▁st ems ▁are ▁sil k ily ▁hair y ▁and ▁grow ▁from ▁a ▁bas al ▁ro set te ▁and ▁the ▁leaves ▁are ▁pal mate ▁with ▁about ▁seven ▁lance olate ▁leaf lets ▁with ▁to oth ed ▁tips , ▁smooth ▁above ▁and ▁dens ely ▁hair y ▁under ne ath . ▁There ▁are ▁alternate ▁pairs ▁of ▁leaves ▁on ▁the ▁st ems ▁and ▁the ▁infl ores c ence ▁forms ▁a ▁dense ▁c yme . ▁ ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁l ime ▁green ▁with ▁four ▁sep als , ▁no ▁pet als , ▁four ▁stam ens ▁and ▁a ▁solit ary ▁car pel . ▁They ▁are ▁herm aph rod ite ▁and ▁the ▁se eds ▁develop ▁ap om ict ically ▁without ▁being ▁fert il ised . ▁The ▁flowers ▁begin ▁to ▁blo om ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁fade ▁in ▁September ▁and ▁their ▁se eds ▁can ▁be ▁collected ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁October . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁se eds ▁develop ▁without ▁cross ▁fert il isation , ▁any ▁mut ations ▁that ▁may ▁occur ▁gradually ▁cause ▁cum ulative ▁changes ▁to ▁populations ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁great ▁many ▁very ▁similar