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Geranium psilostemon (Armenian crane's-bill)

Synonyms: Geranium armenium; Geranium armenum; Geranium armenum var. albowii (homotypic); Geranium backhousianum (homotypic); Geranium gerardi

Wikipedia Abstract

Geranium psilostemon, commonly called Armenian cranesbill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family. It is native to Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Russian Federation. It has glowing reddish purple colored flowers, with leaves tinted red in Autumn. It is cultivated as a garden subject, and a number of different cultivars exist. The Latin specific epithet psilostemon means "with smooth stamens". This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve Ia 692723 Krasnodar, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Russia

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0