Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium planum Halloy |
Bibliography | Brittonia 50: 467 (1998) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina (Tucumán) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4500-4600m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, in outline orbiculate, cordate, palmatifid, on both faces sericeous, segments 5, the middle broadly lanceolate, flowers solitary, petals 6-7mm |
Size | 2-5cm |
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 |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |