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 West Himalaya, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tibet, and Uzbekistan.[3]

Geranium himalayense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species:
G. himalayense
Binomial name
Geranium himalayense
Klotzsch

It has a sprawling habit, violet-blue flowers and deeply cut palmate foliage.[4] It grows in alpine and subalpine meadows.[5]

References

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  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. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Geranium himalayense Klotzsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  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
  5. ^ "Geranium himalayense in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

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