| Geranium clarkei | |
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| Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White' | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. clarkei |
| Binomial name | |
| Geranium clarkei P.F.Yeo | |
Geranium clarkei, called Clarke's geranium, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to India and cultivated for use in gardens.
Description
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.
Habitat
It occurs in Kashmir at altitudes of 2100-4200 m above the sea level.
References
- "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.
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