Geranium sanguineum L.

Bloody geranium (en), Herbe à becquet (fr), Géranium sanguin (fr), Sanguinaire (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Geranium

Characteristics

A Eurasian sp. with very leafy stems, retuse pet, and short stylar beak, is rarely found in our range as an escape from cult.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread	epizoochory
Mature width (meter)	0.3 - 0.75
Mature height (meter)	0.1 - 0.5
Root system	-
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

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Astringent (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Styptic (unspecified), Cancer(Mouth) (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	5
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-29
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322494-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000701279
COL ID	3FV5W
BDTFX ID	30061
INPN ID	100149
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Geranium prostratum Geranium sanguineiforme Geranium grandiflorum Geranium lancastriense Geranium sanguineum