| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium tuberosum L. |
| Synonyms | Geranium stepporum P.H.Davis |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves 3cm, pinnate to midrib into seven, finely pinnate segments, flowers ca. 6cm across, in head, intensely striate, style crimson, anthers blue-black |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| 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 of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Sardegna ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Romania , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym , South European Russia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Cyprus , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GERANIACEAE
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