Geranium lucidum L.

Shining geranium (en), Géranium luisant (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Geranium

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread autochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Shady rocks, walls and hedgebanks, on calcareous soils.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 4-7
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 400
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Geranium lucidum habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Geranium lucidum habit picture by Kevin Fabiani (cc-by-sa)
Geranium lucidum habit picture by Patrice Nodet (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Geranium lucidum leaf picture by melis (cc-by-sa)
Geranium lucidum leaf picture by trudi barker (cc-by-sa)
Geranium lucidum leaf picture by Miguel A Herrero (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Geranium lucidum flower picture by silvia Massaferro (cc-by-sa)
Geranium lucidum flower picture by cris mac (cc-by-sa)
Geranium lucidum flower picture by Bel Gonzalo (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Geranium lucidum fruit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Geranium lucidum fruit picture by Hernández Enrique (cc-by-sa)
Geranium lucidum fruit picture by Alexandre Labbe (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Geranium lucidum world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Canada, France, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Liberia, Pakistan, Turkey, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:373275-1
WFO ID wfo-0000700774
COL ID 6KDTW
BDTFX ID 29976
INPN ID 100085
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Geranium columbinum Geranium laevigatum Geranium raii Robertium lucidum Geranium lucidum