| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium sessiliflorum Cav. |
| Bibliography | Diss. 4: 198 (1787) |
| Native Range | wc. Peru to s. South America |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-4800m |
| Description | leaves crowded, basal, 5-7-lobate, silvery grey, flowers sessile, small, rotate, pentamerous, with black anthers |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| 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 bangii Hieron. Geranium brevipes L‘Hér ex DC. Geranium caespitosum Walp. Geranium malpasense R.Knuth Geranium pallidifolium R.Knuth Geranium pflanzii R.Knuth Geranium razuhillcaense R.Knuth Geranium santacruzense R.Knuth Geranium sessiliflorum var. albatum J.F.Macbr. Geranium sessiliflorum f. albiflorum Kuntze Geranium sessiliflorum var. compactum R.Knuth Geranium sessiliflorum var. lanatum R.Knuth Geranium sessiliflorum var. microphyllum Kuntze Geranium sessiliflorum var. typicum R.Knuth Geranium staffordianum R.Knuth Geranium tucumanum R.Knuth Geranium weberbauerianum R.Knuth |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North, CLS Chile South) |