| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Erodium arborescens (Desf.) Willd. |
| Synonyms | Geranium arborescens Desf. |
| Erodium hussonii Boiss. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | pruinose, leaves thick, ovate-cordate, lobate, crenate, pedicells 4-6-flowered, bracts large, ovate, tomentose, sepals oblong, shortly mucronate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Egypt , Libya , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Palestine , Sinai) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GERANIACEAE
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