Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Erodium asplenioides (Desf.) Willd. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. [Willdenow] 3: 635 (1800) |
Native Range | Algeria to Tunisia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves in rosette, long petiolate, in outline ovate-oblong, bipinnatipartite, ultimate segments incised, flowers 6-10, 7-10mm across |
Size | 7-20cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Erodium asplenioides var. julianii Batt. Erodium choulettianum Coss. ex Batt. Erodium juliani Batt. Geraniums asplenioides Desf. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) |