Geranium clarkei
Appearance
Geranium clarkei | |
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Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Geraniaceae |
Genus: | Geranium |
Species: | G. clarkei
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Binomial name | |
Geranium clarkei P.F.Yeo
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Geranium clarkei, called Clarke's geranium, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae,[1][2] native to India and cultivated for use in gardens.[3]
Description
[edit]It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 50 cm (20 in) in height, with deeply cut 7-lobed leaves and white or purple flowers with pink veining in summer. It spreads by underground rhizomes, and is used for groundcover or the front of a border.[4]
Habitat
[edit]It occurs in Kashmir at altitudes of 2100-4200 m above the sea level.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Geranium clarkei P.F.Yeo". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ IPNI
- ^ Phillips, Ellen; Colston Burrell, C. (1993), Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, pp. 373–76, ISBN 0-87596-570-9
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ Wagh, V. V., Datt, B., & Husain, T. (2015). "An Assessment of Diversity of Genus Geranium L.(Geraniaceae) in India with Special Emphasis on Indian Himalayan Region." J Biodivers Manage Forestry 4: 2. of, 6, 2.