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Geranium crassipes Hook. ex A.Gray  
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium crassipes Hook. ex A.Gray 
BibliographyU.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 309 (1854)
Native Rangec. & se. Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude4000-4500m
Descriptionleaves grey hirsute, coriaceous, orbiculate in outline, 5-6mm wide, pinnate to midrib into 7 oblanceolate, entire segments, flowers solitary, 13-15mm across, sessile
Size1-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGeranium muscoideum R.Knuth
Geranium sericeum var. microphyllum Wedd.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (PER Peru)
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