Gray cranesbill
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Gray cranesbill ( Geranium cinereum ) |
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The Gray cranesbill ( Geranium cinereum ) is a plant of the genus geranium ( Geranium ) in the family of geraniaceae (Geraniaceae).
features
The gray cranesbill is a perennial herbaceous plant with a rhizome that reaches heights of 10 to 20 centimeters. The blue-green, rounded leaves measure on average mostly up to 5, rarely up to 7 centimeters.
The hermaphrodite, radially symmetrical flower is five-fold. The five free sepals are hairy adjacent. The five free petals are light pink-purple with darker veins.
The flowering period extends from June to September.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28.
Occurrence
The gray cranesbill occurs in the western Mediterranean region in Spain and France on stony mats in the mountains.
use
The gray cranesbill is widely used as an ornamental plant in rock gardens. It has been in culture since 1830 at the latest. The 'Ballerina' variety flowers richly and for a long time.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Geranium cinereum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ^ Geranium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
