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Geranium fallax Steud.  
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium fallax Steud. 
BibliographyFlora 39: 439 (1856)
Native Rangesc. Peru to n. Argentina
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3000-4500m
Descriptionbasal leaves orbiculate-reniform, 1-2cm wide, 5-lobate, lobes 3-lobate, ultimate segments rounded, mucronate, strigose, petiolate, peduncles 2-5cm, 2-flowered, petals 5-8
Size10-15cm
Colordeep rose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
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
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGeranium bolivianum R.Knuth
Geranium fiebrigianum R.Knuth
Geranium filipes Killip
Geranium fuscicaule R.Knuth
Geranium killipianum R.Knuth
Geranium titicacaense R.Knuth
Geranium totorense R.Knuth
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
     85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGW Argentina Northwest)
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