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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesGeum heterocarpum Boiss. 
BibliographyNot. Abies Pinsapo: 10 (1838)
Native RangeMedit. to Iran and Kazakhstan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude1000-2300m
Descriptionbasal leaves lyrate to pinnate, terminal leaflet 2-6cm, serrate to lobed, lateral segments much smaller, inflorescence lax, 3-10-flowered, corolla 8-10mm
Size15-40cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring
SynonymsGeopatera umbraticola Pau
Geum heterocarpum var. oligocarpum Boiss. ex F.Bolle
Geum karatavicum Regel & Schmalh.
Geum micropetalum Gasp. ex Ten.
Geum umbrosum Boiss.
Orthurus heterocarpus (Boiss.) Juz.
Sieversia karatavica (Regel & Schmalh.) Trautv.
Sieversia micropetala (Gasp. ex Ten.) Nyman
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco)
3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey)
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