Geranium libani
Geranium libani | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Geraniaceae |
Genus: | Geranium |
Species: | G. libani
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Binomial name | |
Geranium libani P.H.Davis
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Geranium libani, the Lebanese geranium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to wooded mountains in Lebanon, Syria and central Turkey.[1]
Description[]
Geranium libani has a thick, branching rhizome; the ascending stems are hairy. This plant reaches on average 20–60 centimetres (7.9–23.6 inches) in height. The petiolate leaves have five lobes. The flowers have a diameter of 4 to 10 cm and are purple. The flowering period extends from March through June. The 3 cm fruit is a capsule with pubescent valves.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bendtsen, Birgitte H. (2005). Gardening with hardy geraniums. Timber Press, Incorporated. ISBN 9780881927160.
- ^ Bou Dagher, Magda (2012). "Geranium libani Davis". Species. Lebanon Flora. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
Categories:
- Geranium
- Flora of Lebanon