Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium ayavacense Willd. ex Kunth |
Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunt] 5: 231 (1822) |
Native Range | s. Ecuador to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | petioles to 5cm long, filiform, leaves 2-3cm wide, 5-7-divided, stipules long acuminate, peduncles 1-3cm, petals spathulate, purple-red striate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | reddish, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium mathewsii Briq. Geranium partitum Willd. ex Kunth Geranium piurense R.Knuth |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |