Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium maniculatum H.E.Moore |
Bibliography | Gentes Herbarum 8: 254 (1951) |
Native Range | w. Colombia to n. Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3300-4400m |
Description | leaves palmatipinnate into 5, entire, linear-lanceolate segments, flowers solitary, 15-16mm across, petals narrow, obtuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |