Geranium clarkei

Geranium clarkei
Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White'
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

  1. ↑ "Geranium clarkei P.F.Yeo". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ↑ IPNI
  3. ↑ Phillips, Ellen; Colston Burrell, C. (1993), Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, pp. 373–76, ISBN 0-87596-570-9
  4. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  5. ↑ 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.