Geranium ibericum

Geranium ibericum, commonly called Caucasian crane's-bill[1] or (in North America) Iberian geranium[2] or Caucasus geranium, is a herbaceous plant species in the family Geraniaceae. It is native to Western Asia, including Turkey and the Caucasus,[3] and is cultivated as a garden subject. It has a dense mounding habit, and violet colored flowers.[4]

Geranium ibericum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species:
G. ibericum
Binomial name
Geranium ibericum
Cav.
Synonyms
  • Geranium ibericum subsp. jubatum (Hand.-Mazz.) P. H. Davis
  • Geranium jubatum Hand.-Mazz.
  • Geranium montanum Hablitz ex Pall.

References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. "Geranium ibericum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. "Geranium ibericum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. 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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