Geranium macrorrhizum L.

Hardy geranium (en), Géranium à gros rhizome (fr), Géranium à grosses racines (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Geranium

Characteristics

A herb.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	autochory epizoochory
Mature width (meter)	0.6 - 1.0
Mature height (meter)	0.35 - 0.5
Root system	rhizome
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Amongst limestone rocks, screes, in woods and scrub to 2100 metres. Shady places, especially in mountains.

More

It is a temperate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
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Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves are used for flavouring.

Uses	environmental use material medicinal oil
Edible	flowers leaves
Therapeutic use	Aphrodisiac (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	20
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Habit

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Flower

Fruit

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:373281-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000700784
COL ID	6KDTM
BDTFX ID	29979
INPN ID	100087
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Robertium macrarrhizum Geranium balkanum Geranium lugubre Geranium macrorrhizum