Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium macrostylum Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 58 (1843) |
Native Range | se. Europe to sc. Turkey, s. Krym |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 500-1900m |
Description | basal leaves 3-7cm long, appressed glandular hirsute, palmatipartite, segments 5-7, pinnatisect, 7-9-lobate, flowers of two in cyme, petals 9-12mm, emarginate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium tuberosum ssp. macrostylum (Boiss.) Hayek Geranium tuberosum var. macrostylum (Boiss.) Boiss. |
Territory | 1 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) |