Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Erodium boissieri Coss. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 244 (1873) |
Native Range | se. Spain (Sierra Nevada) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 2-4cm, ovate, pinnatipartite, segments deeply incised, crenate, glandular, flowers 4-8, petals 6-7mm long, the upper two dark variegate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Erodium asplenioides Boiss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |