Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium lusitanicum (Samp.) Miranda Lopez |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Brot., ser. 2, 5: 245 (1928) |
Native Range | Iberian Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, in outline orbiculate, palmati pinnatifid, on both faces hirsute, flowers of 2, thinly pedicellate, petals broadly obovate, 6-7mm |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium pyrenaicum ssp. lusitanicum (Samp.) S.Ortiz Geranium pyrenaicum var. lusitanicum (Samp.) Samp. Geranium pyrenaicum var. majus Pau ex Merino |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |