Geranium canescens l'hér. Lehm. ex Eckl. & Zeyh.

Diffuse perennial herb, stems slender, becoming woody, well branched, probably sprawling or suberect, all but the oldest parts with greyish-white retrorse ± appressed hairs, uppermost parts sometimes with spreading gland-tipped hairs as well. Stipules deeply dissected, segments linear-acuminate. Leaves all cauline (they may initially be tufted at the nodes before the new branch elongates), petioles long, all but the uppermost much exceeding the blade in length, with fine retrorse ± appressed greyish-white hairs, blade up to ±45 mm diam., digitately 3-5-lobed at least three quarters of the way to the base, each lobe rhomboid in outline, deeply pinnatifid, the segments oblong-lanceolate, entire or the largest with 1 or 2 coarse teeth, upper surface with fine appressed greyish-white hairs, silky-canescent below, discolorous. Peduncles opposite the uppermost leaves and much exceeding them, with fine retrorse ± appressed hairs, sometimes spreading gland-tipped hairs as well, 1-or 2-flowered. Pedicels seldom exceeding 50 mm long, appressed pubescent, with spreading gland-tipped hairs as well. Sepals (5-)6(-8) x (2-)2.5(-3) mm, silvery appressed-pubescent, with spreading gland-tipped hairs as well. Petals 8-11.5 x 4-5 mm, obovate, entire or shallowly notched, white. Rostrum with fine ± appressed hairs as well as spreading gland-tipped ones.