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Geranium albanum

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Species of plant in the family Geraniaceae

Geranium albanum
At Vácrátót Botanical Garden
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species: G. albanum
Binomial name
Geranium albanum
M.Bieb.
Synonyms

Geranium cristatum Steven

Geranium albanum, the crested cranesbill or Albanian cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to the Caucasus and northern Iran. A clumping perennial reaching 50 cm (20 in), the Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators. There is a cultivar, 'Pink and Stripes'.

Notes

  1. Presumably the epithet and common name refer to Caucasian Albania

References

  1. ^ "Geranium albanum M.Bieb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Geranium albanum 'Pink and Stripes'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. "Geranium albanum crested cranesbill". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Geranium albanum


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