Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium stramineum Triana & Planch. |
Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 17: 112 (1873) |
Native Range | c. Colombia to c. Ecuador and Peru |
Primary Biome | Tropical Montane |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1700-4200m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, in outline orbiculate, cordate, palmatifid, coriaceous, glabrous or appresed hirsute, segments 5, the middle triangular, flowers solitary |
Size | 2-15cm |
Color | purple, white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium angelense Halfd.-Niels. Geranium confertum Standl. Geranium guamanense Halfd.-Niels. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |