Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium atlanticum Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 59 (1843) |
Native Range | nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves in outline squarrose, pinnatisect, segments 5-7, crenate, stems ramose, flowers terminal, 2-3cm across, pedicels white hirsute, petals emarginate, |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink-violet |
Bloom | spring |
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 | Geranium atlanticum var. maurum (Pau) Maire Geranium atlanticum var. stenopetalum Maire Geranium maurum Pau |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |