| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium asphodeloides Burm.f. |
| Bibliography | Spec. Bot. Geran.: 28 (1759) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1900m |
| Description | leaves orbiculate, 5cm wide, deeply pinnate in 5-7 segments, each more divided at apex, flowers ca. 25mm in across, petals rather narrow, dark striate; variable |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Geranium asphodeloides ssp. nemorosum (Ten.) Fritsch Geranium asphodeloides var. nemorosum (Ten.) Boiss. Geranium asphodeloides ssp. pallens Woronow Geranium fasciculatum Pančić Geranium haemanthum Willd. ex Spreng. Geranium nemorosum Ten. Geranium orientale Mill. Geranium pallens M.Bieb. Geranium pyrenaicum var. nemorosum (Ten.) DC. Geranium tauricum Rupr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |