| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium macrorrhizum L. |
| Synonyms | Geranium balkanum N.Taylor |
| Geranium lugubre Salisb. | |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 900-2800m |
| Description | aromatic, leaves deeply pinnate to 5-7 lobes, flowers 20-25mm, in pairs, petals orbiculate, filaments purple, anthers orange-red |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | purplish red, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GERANIACEAE
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