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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium macrostylum Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 58 (1843)
Native Rangese. Europe to sc. Turkey, s. Krym
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude500-1900m
Descriptionbasal leaves 3-7cm long, appressed glandular hirsute, palmatipartite, segments 5-7, pinnatisect, 7-9-lobate, flowers of two in cyme, petals 9-12mm, emarginate
Size20-30cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGeranium tuberosum ssp. macrostylum (Boiss.) Hayek
Geranium tuberosum var. macrostylum (Boiss.) Boiss.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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