| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium velutinum Turcz. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 417 (1858) |
| Native Range | nw. Venezuela |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | basal leaves in rosette, cordate, palmatifid, coriaceous, adaxially pilose, abaxially sericeous, segments 5, the middle triangular, flowers of 2, petals 11-13mm, entire |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) |