| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium macrorrhizum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 680 (1753) |
| Native Range | sc. & s. Europe to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 900-2800m |
| Description | aromatic, leaves deeply pinnate to 5-7 lobes, flowers 20-25mm, in pairs, petals orbiculate, filaments purple, anthers orange-red |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | purplish red, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Geranium balkanum N.Taylor Geranium lugubre Salisb. Geranium macrorrhizum var. parnassicum Stoj. & Jordanov Robertium macrorrhizum (L.) Picard |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |