Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium ruizii Hieron. |
Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 31 (1895) |
Native Range | w. Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3800-5100m |
Description | leaves elliptic, 5mm, pinnate to 7, obtuse, oblong segments, white sericeous on both faces, flowers solitary, stellate, 1cm across, at level of leaves |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 dielsianum R.Knuth |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |