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 |