Geranium himalayense

Geranium himalayense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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, Geraniaceae family.[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

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  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. "Geranium himalayense". GRIN Taxonomy for plants. USDA Agricultural Research Service. 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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