| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Erodium trifolium (Cav.) Cav. |
| Synonyms | Geranium trifolium Cav. |
| Erodium geifolium Desf. | |
| Erodium trilobatum Jacq. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm, orbiculate to ovate, pinnatifid, crenate, glandular, hirsute, green, flowers 5-8, petals 9-12mm, the upper two purple variegate |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | whitish pink |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
| 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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