| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium diffusum Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 5: 230 (1822) |
| Native Range | nw. Venezuela to n. Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves 5-fid, abaxially appresed hirsute, stem leaves opposite, petiolate, 5-lobate, lobes obovate-oblong, acute, flowers solitary, sepals mucronate, petals obovate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Geranium chamaense Pitt. Geranium chimborazense R.Knuth Geranium columbianum R.Knuth Geranium diffusum var. genuinum Briq. Geranium diffusum var. grandiflorum Hieron. ex R.Knuth Geranium diffusum var. sprucei Briq. Geranium diffusum var. subsericeum Hieron. Geranium harmsii R.Knuth Geranium holm-nielsenii Halfd.-Niels. Geranium imbaburae R.Knuth Geranium pichinchense Aedo & Muńoz Garm. Geranium quinquelobum Wedd. Geranium robustipes R.Knuth Geranium sodiroanum R.Knuth |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |