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Geranium costaricense H.E.Moore  
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium costaricense H.E.Moore 
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude2000-3700m
Descriptionleaves crowded, petiolate, minutely pubescent or glabrous, in outline orbiculate, palmatipinnate, flowers solitary, peduncles 2-4cm, pubescent, petals 9-16mm, purple striate
Size2-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Central America (Costa Rica , Panamá)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GERANIACEAE

Geranium costaricense H.E.Moore, Gentes Herbarum 8: 253 (1951), nom. nov.

Replaced synonym:
Geranium cucullatum multifidum Suess., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 72: 276 (1942)

Costa Rica, w. Panama
80 COS PAN

2000-3700m

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