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Geranium nivale R.Knuth  
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium nivale R.Knuth 
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 563 (1906)
Native Rangec. Peru
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude3800-4100m
Descriptionleaves coriaceous, 7mm long, reniform, pinnate to five broadly, oblanceolate and orbiculate segments, usually entire, flowers solitary, campanulate, 2cm across
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
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (PER Peru)
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