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This paper aims at improving the knowledge of the genus Alchemilla in the flora of Friulian Alps (North-Eastern Italy). During 15 years of field observations 33 species were verified, while the sites of A. coriacea represent an unconfirmed historical bibliographic data. Alchemilla carniolica, A. filicaulis, A. glomerulans, A. hirtipes, A. propinqua, A. venosula and A. versipila occurred in a single population, whereas A. monticola, A. flabellata, A. connivens and A. xanthochlora were the most common, having more than 40 records on average. The most frequent geoelements were the orophytes, in particular S-European (12 species), the endemic ones, in particular alpics (8) and finally of the Eurosiberian elements (6). The distribution of the genus in the Friulian Alps, reveals that the maximum presence occurs in the western Main Carnic Chain.