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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium donianum Sweet 
BibliographyGeraniaceae 4: t. 338 (1827)
Native Rangew. & c. China to c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2500-5000m
Descriptionleaves opposite, petiolate, 13-19mm, palmatisect, segments 5, rhombic, in upper part 3-5-lobate, flowers of two, calyx appressed hirsute, petals 15-17mm long, rounded
Size9-16cm
Colordeep purplish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGeranium forrestii Stapf
Geranium multifidum D.Don
Geranium stapfianum Hand.-Mazz.
Geranium stenorrhizum Stapf
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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