| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium pyrenaicum Burm.f. |
| Bibliography | Spec. Bot. Geran.: 27 (1759) |
| Native Range | Europe to Iran, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-2600m |
| Description | basal leaves 3-6cm, in outline orbiculate, palmatifid, appressed hirsute, segments 5-7, rhombic, 7-10-lobate, flowers of two, petals 7-11mm long, emarginate |
| Size | 25-40cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 crinitum N.Terracc. Geranium depilatum (Sommier & Levier) Grossh. Geranium elbursense Gillii Geranium minae Tineo Geranium molle G.Gaertn. & al. Geranium perenne Huds. Geranium pumilum Picard Geranium pyrenaicum var. albiflorum Schur Geranium pyrenaicum var. australe A.Terracc. Geranium pyrenaicum var. depilatum Sommier & Levier Geranium pyrenaicum ssp. depilatum (Sommier & Levier) M.S.Novos. Geranium pyrenaicum var. gracilescens A.Terracc. Geranium pyrenaicum var. longipedicellatum Sennen Geranium pyrenaicum var. malvaceum Beauverd Geranium pyrenaicum f. pallidum Gilmour & Stearn Geranium pyrenaicum var. patulivillosum Hausskn. & Bornm. Geranium pyrenaicum var. pilosum Rupr. Geranium pyrenaicum var. pumilum Picard Geranium pyrenaicum var. subvillosum Schur Geranium pyrenaicum var. turolense Sennen Geranium pyrenaicum var. velutinum Boiss. & Buhse Geranium rhaeticum Brügger Geranium rotundifolium var. grandiflorum Wahlenb. Geranium umbrosum Waldst. & Kit. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |