Geranium himalayense

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Geranium himalayense
Geranium himalayense, Cloppenburg (DE) P6244293.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species:
G. himalayense
Binomial name
Geranium himalayense
Klotzsch

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[]

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ "Geranium himalayense". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. ^ 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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