Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium lignosum R.Knuth |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 28: 10 (1930) |
Native Range | ne. Colombia |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-3500m |
Description | branchlets adpressed hirsute, leaves cordate, palmatiid, pilose, abaxially sericeous, middle segment rhombic, flowers of two in cyme, petals 15mm |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | deep purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia) |