Geranium himalayense
Geranium himalayense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Geraniaceae |
Genus: | Geranium |
Species: | G. himalayense
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Binomial name | |
Geranium himalayense Klotzsch
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Geranium himalayense (common names Himalayan crane's-bill[1] or lilac cranesbill) is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae.[2] It is native to the Himalayas, parts of Russia and western China.
It has a sprawling habit, violet-blue flowers and deeply cut palmate foliage.[3]
References[]
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Geranium himalayense". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Phillips, Ellen; Colston Burrell, C. (1993), Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, pp. 373–76, ISBN 0-87596-570-9
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Categories:
- Geranium
- Flora of Central Asia
- Flora of East Himalaya
- Flora of West Himalaya
- Flora of China
- Plants described in 1862
- Geraniaceae stubs