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Geranium platypetalum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.  
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium platypetalum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude1700-2100m
Descriptionbasal leaves 5-7cm, in outline orbiculate, palmatifid, appressed hirsute, segments 7, obovate, trilobate, flowers of two in cyme, petals 17-20mm long, emarginate
Size30-40cm
Colorpurple, rose
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 Asia-Temperate
     Middle Asia (Turkmenistan )
     Caucasus (Transcaucasus )
     Western Asia (Iran , Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GERANIACEAE

Geranium platypetalum Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1: 26 (1835)

Synonyms:
Geranium ibericum platypetalum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Boiss.

Turkmenistan, Transcaucasus, n. Iran, Turkey
32 TKM 33 TCS 34 IRN TUR

1700-2100m

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