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Geranium loxense Halfd.-Niels.  
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium loxense Halfd.-Niels. 
BibliographyNordic J. Bot. 16: 273 (1997)
Native Ranges. Ecuador to nw. Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2500-3400m
Descriptionbranchlets erect, leafy, basal leaves deciduous, cordate, palmatifid, glabrous, the upper leaves alternate, lanceolate, flowers solitary, petals 8-11mm, entire
Size5-30cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru)
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