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Erodium boissieri Coss.  
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesErodium boissieri Coss. 
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 244 (1873)
Native Rangese. Spain (Sierra Nevada)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree
Altitude1500-2000m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves 2-4cm, ovate, pinnatipartite, segments deeply incised, crenate, glandular, flowers 4-8, petals 6-7mm long, the upper two dark variegate
Size5-10cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsErodium asplenioides Boiss.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
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