| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Erodium alpinum (Burm.f.) L‘Hér. |
| Synonyms | Geranium alpinum Burm.f. |
| Erodium apenninum Ten. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | caulescent, leaves to 12cm long, oblong-lanceolate, bipinnate, with intercalary leaflets, glabrous, segments acute, flowers 2-9, petals 10-14mm, evariegate, dark striate |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | crimson |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Italy) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GERANIACEAE
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