Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium wislizeni S.Watson |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 421 (1886) |
Native Range | se. Arizona to Texas and n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, pentagonal, pentapartite, segments incised, lobes obtuse, sparsely strigose, stem leaves similar, flowers in broad cyme, petals entire, 7-10mm |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium albidum Rydb. Geranium calvescens Briq. Geranium geoides Small |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |