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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium libani P.H.Davis 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 25 (1955)
Native Rangee. Medit.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatthickets and steppes
Altitude600-1800m
Descriptionbasal leaves 3-5cm, palmatisect, appressed hirsute, segments 5, ovate-elliptic, lobate and dentate, flowers of 2-3 in cyme, petals 12-18mm long, emarginate
Size20-40cm
Colorbluish violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGeranium libanoticum (Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Boiss.
Geranium peloponesiacum var. libanoticum Boiss. & C.I.Blanche
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey)
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