Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium weddellii Briq. |
Bibliography | Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genéve 11-12: 183 (1908) |
Native Range | wc. Bolivia to sc. Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-4700m |
Description | leaves long lanate, rigid, deeply 5-lobate, lobes pinnate into three oblong segments, flowers 15-20mm across, dark striate, closely above leaves |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | autumn |
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 |
Synonyms | Geranium palcaense R.Knuth |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |