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Geranium ibericum

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

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

Geranium ibericum, commonly called Caucasian crane's-bill1 or (in North America) Iberian geranium2 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

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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. NRCS. "Geranium ibericum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. "Geranium ibericum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 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