Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv. |
Bibliography | Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 4: 37 (1838) |
Native Range | Yukon to w. & c. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-2750m |
Description | leaves 5-10cm wide, deeply pinnate to 5-7 segments, which are again dentate and lobate, bright green and shiny, flowers 2-4cm across |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | pale pink, white |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium albiflorum Hook. Geranium gracilentum Greene Geranium hookerianum Walp. Geranium loloense H.St.John |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |