Geranium robertianum




Family Geraniaceae
Scientific name Geranium robertianum L.
Synonyms Robertiella robertiana (L.) Hanks
Common name (Japanese common name) hime-furo (ヒメフウロ, 姫風露 [meaning: dwarf geranium])
(English common name) Robert geranium, mountain geranium
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Aichi Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture), Shikoku (Mt. Tsurugi)
(Other nations) Eurasia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Habitat Mountane field (limestone area)
Chromosomal number 2n=32, 56, 64
Description Plants 15-40cm tall. Leaves 3-6cm wide. Flowers pink 8-12mm across, flowering in May to August. Annual plants.
Reference Geranium robertianum L.



June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden