| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium sanguineum L. |
| Synonyms | Geranium lancastriense Mill. |
| Geranium prostratum Cav. | |
| Geranium sanguineiforme Rouy & Fouc. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 50-2100m |
| Description | basal leaves 2-6cm, palmatipartite, appressed hirsute, segments 5-7, rhombic, trilobate, stem leaves opposite, flowers solitary, petals 15-18mm long, emarginate |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | brilliant purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Denmark , Finland , Great Britain , Ireland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (West Siberia ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | GERANIACEAE
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