| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium rupicola Wedd. |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 285 (1861) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-3300m |
| Description | leaves reniform, deeply 5-7-lobate, lobes pinnate into narrowly linear segments, flowers solitary, 3cm across, petals broad |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | sanguinary red |
| 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 album R.Knuth Geranium amoenum R.Knuth Geranium chaparense R.Knuth Geranium cuchillense R.Knuth Geranium escalonense R.Knuth Geranium herzogii R.Knuth Geranium sepaloroseum Rusby Geranium superbum R.Knuth |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |