Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium austroapenninum Aedo |
Bibliography | Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 52: 105 (1994) |
Native Range | s. Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1700-2000m |
Description | basal leaves 1-3cm, palmatipartite, pilose, segments 5-7, triangular, 3-4-lobate, stem leaves absent, flowers of two, petals 14-15mm long, emarginate, adaxially glabrous |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |