Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium raimondii R.Knuth |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 28: 9 (1930) |
Native Range | Peru (Cajamarca) |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | grey lanate, leaves long petiolate, blade orbiculate, 15mm wide, pinnate into 7 cuneate segments with three, broadly ovate lobes, flowers solitary, ca. 2cm across |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium canescens Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |