| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium linearilobum DC. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Franc. [A.P.de Candolle & J.B.A.M.de Lamarck], éd. 3. 6: 629 (1815) |
| Native Range | Ukraine to Xinjiang and Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-2400m |
| Description | basal leaves palmatilobate, hirsute, segments 3-7, flowers of 2-3 in dichasial cyme, sepals glabrous, petals emarginate, glabrous, at base ciliate, striate |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | violet, purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 linearilobum ssp. transversale (Kar. & Kir.) P.H.Davis Geranium transversale (Kar. & Kir.) Vved. Geranium tuberosum ssp. linearilobum (DC.) Krylov Geranium tuberosum var. linearilobum (DC.) Kuntze Geranium tuberosum var. transversale Kar. & Kir. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |