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Geranium costaricense H.E.Moore  
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium costaricense H.E.Moore 
BibliographyGentes Herbarum 8: 253 (1951)
Native RangeCosta Rica to w. Panama
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2000-3700m
Descriptionleaves crowded, petiolate, minutely pubescent or glabrous, in outline orbiculate, palmatipinnate, flowers solitary, peduncles 2-4cm, pubescent, petals 9-16mm, purple striate
Size2-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGeranium cucullatum var. multifidum Suess.
Territory8 Southern America
     80 Central America (COS Costa Rica, PAN Panamá)
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