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,[1][2] native to India and cultivated for use in gardens.[3]

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.[4]

Habitat

It occurs in Kashmir at altitudes of 2100-4200 m above the sea level.[5]

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 1405332964.
  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.


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