Geranium shikokianum




Family Geraniaceae
Scientific name Geranium shikokianum Matsumura
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) iyo-furo (イヨフウロ, 伊予風露 [meaning: Iyo geranium (Iyo = an old name of Ahime Prefecture)]), shikoku-furo (シコクフウロ, 四国風露 [meaning: Shikoku geranium])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Shizuoka Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane field
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Plants 20-70cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm wide. Flowers pale purple ca. 3cm across, flowering in July to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Geranium shikokianum Matsum.
Xeric element and method of preparing the same (US Patent 3688579/1970)



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden