Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Erodium oxyrhynchum M.Bieb. |
Synonyms | Erodium botrys Hohen. |
Erodium hohenackeri Ledeb. | |
Erodium virescens Rech.f. | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | stems procumbent, leaves opposite, equal, petiolate, coarsely 3-5-lobate, abaxially grey, adaxially green, flowers solitary, 1-2cm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Sinai , Turkey ) China (Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GERANIACEAE
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