Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Erodium foetidum (L.) L‘Hér. |
Bibliography | Geraniologia: 4 (1802) |
Native Range | s. France |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1700m |
Description | aromatic, leaves bipinnate, grey or silvery hirsute, flowers 1-5, 15-25mm across, in umbel; very variable |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | late spring, 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 |
Synonyms | Erodium petraeum (Gouan) Willd. Erodium petraeum var. narbonense Durieu ex Timb. Erodium petraeum f. viscidum Brumh. Geranium foetidum L. Geranium petraeum Gouan |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) |