Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium humboldtii Spreng. |
Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 70 (1826) |
Native Range | Ecuador to nw. Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4400m |
Description | leaves orbiculate, 9-13mm wide, pinnate into seven broad, cuneate segments, each again pinnate into linear lobes, 4-5mm long, flowers small, hidden in foliage |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Synonyms | Geranium acaule Willd. ex Kunth Geranium hypoleucum Benth. Geranium potentilloides Bonpl. ex Wedd. Geranium sessiliflorum var. acaule Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |