| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium libani P.H.Davis |
| Synonyms | Geranium libanoticum (Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Boiss. |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 600-1800m |
| Description | basal leaves 3-5cm, palmatisect, appressed hirsute, segments 5, ovate-elliptic, lobate and dentate, flowers of 2-3 in cyme, petals 12-18mm long, emarginate |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GERANIACEAE
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