Geranium ibericum

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• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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Common Names

Description

Genus Geranium

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves usually alternate, stipulate , variously divided . Peduncles (1-) 2-flowered. Flowers often showy, regular, usually 5-merous. Petals alternating with 5 nectiferous glands . Stamens (5-) 10, staminodes occasional. Carpels usually 5, adnate , separating septifragally from the central axis at maturity. Ovary 5-lobed. Fruit schizocarpic, of 5 mericarps which remain attached to an elastically coiling stylar axis upwards; mericarps without apical pits.

A genus of c. 400 species, mainly distributed in the temperate zone of N. Hemisphere, but also in the tropics. Represented in Pakistan by 22 species. The large flowered perennials are difficult to key out satisfactorily unless there is ample information on the nature of the underground parts, flower colour, shape and size of the leaves and the fruits. In the key that follows, I have used the following terminology: segments for primary division of leaves; lobes for secondary division . The sepal length excludes the awn . The beak length (in fruit) excludes the styles .Yasin J Nasir "Geranium". in Flora of Pakistan . Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 18-24" apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b. (map)

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Geranium grandiflorum Gueldenst.
2. Geranium ibericum var. album Lauman in L.H. Bailey
3. Geranium ibericum var. hyrcanum Woronow in Kusn., N. Busch & Fomin
4. Geranium ibericum subsp. jubatum (Hand.-Mazz.) P.H. Davis
5. Geranium ibericum var. subglandulosum Rupr.
6. Geranium jubatum Hand.-Mazz.
7. Geranium montanum Hablitz ex Pall.

Notes

Publishing author : Hand.-Mazz. Publication : in Ann. Nat. Hofmus. Wien, xxiii. 160 (1909). Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Aedo C. , 23-Nov-2006

Place of publication: Diss. 4:209, t. 124, fig. 1. 1787, nom. cons. prop.

Name verified on 16-Jul-2002 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 29-May-2007

Similar Species

Members of the genus Geranium

There are approximately 1776 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

G. intermedium · G. magnificum · G. oenense · G. oxonianum · G. riversleaianum · G. × cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' (Biokovo Cranesbill) · G. 'Alan Mayes' · G. 'Alaska' · G. 'Amanda's Blush' · G. 'Ann Folkard' (Ann Folkard Cranesbill) · G. 'Ann Folkard' × psilostemon · G. 'Ann Foulkard' · G. 'Anne Thomson' (Hardy Cranesbill) · G. 'Aria' · G. 'Aussie Gem' · G. 'Aya' · G. 'Baby Blue' · G. 'Balansae' · G. 'Bethany' · G. 'Bevan's Variety' (Bevan's Variety Cranesbill) · G. 'Bill Baker' · G. 'Birch's Double' (Himalayan Geranium) · G. 'Bloger' · G. 'Blogold' · G. 'Blue Blood' (Cranesbill) · G. 'Blue Boy' · G. 'Blue Cloud' (Cranesbill) · G. 'Blue Pearl' · G. 'Blue Sunrise' (Blue Sunrise Hardy Geranium) · G. 'Bob's Blunder' · G. 'Bravo Pastel' (Pastel Zonal Geranium) · G. 'Bremigo' · G. 'Bright Stranger' · G. 'Brookside' (Brookside Cranesbill) · G. 'Buckland Beauty' · G. 'Buxton's Blue' · G. 'Chantilly' (Cranesbill) · G. 'Cheryl's Shadow' (Cheryl's Shadow Geranium) · G. 'Chocolate Pot' · G. 'Claridge Druce' · G. 'Coffee Time' · G. 'Coombland White' (Cranesbill) · G. 'Criss Canning' (Hardy Geranium) · G. 'Cyril's Fancy' · G. 'Delight' · G. 'Dilys' (Dilys Cranesbill) · G. 'Distant Hills' · G. 'Diva' · G. 'Dragon Heart' · G. 'Dusky Gem' · G. 'Dusky Rose' · G. 'Eleanor Fisher' · G. 'Elizabeth Ross' · G. 'Elizabeth Seager' · G. 'Elke' · G. 'Ella' · G. 'Elworthy Blue Eyes' · G. 'Elworthy Dusky' · G. 'Elworthy Eyecatcher' · G. 'Elworthy Tiger' · G. 'Emily' · G. 'Eva' (Eva Cranesbill) · G. 'Expression' · G. 'Farncombe Cerise Star' · G. 'Fireworks' · G. 'Flamingo' · G. 'Flower Fairy Rose' · G. 'Gernic' · G. 'Gerwat' · G. 'Graffiti Fire' · G. 'Grasmere' · G. 'Gwen Thompson' · G. 'Harmony' · G. 'Hilary' · G. 'Hope Mountain' · G. 'Incognito' · G. 'Ivan' · G. 'Jack of Kilbryde' · G. 'Jacqueline's Joy' · G. 'Jean Armour' · G. 'Jean's Lilac' · G. 'Jennifer' · G. 'Johnson's Blue' (Cranesbill) · G. 'Jolly Bee' (Hardy Geranium) · G. 'Jolly Pink' · G. 'Joy' · G. 'Karmina' (Karmina Cranesbill) · G. 'Kashmir Blue' · G. 'Kashmir Green' · G. 'Kashmir Lilac' · G. 'Kate Folkard' · G. 'Kate' · G. 'Khan' · G. 'King Penda' · G. 'Kirsty' · G. 'Lambrook Helen' · G. 'Libretto' · G. 'Little David' · G. 'Little Devil' · G. 'Little Gem'

Bibliography

• Aedo, C. 2005. (1680) Proposal to conserve the name Geranium ibericum against G. montanum (Geraniaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 54:207–208.
• Aedo, C. et al. 1998. World checklist of Geranium (Geraniaceae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56:242.
• Brummitt, R. K. 2007. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 58. Taxon 56:. [proposal recommended].
• Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. (F Turk)
• Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist. (L Medit)
• Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. (F USSR)

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 19, 2007.
• Geranium Taxonomic Information System 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 06, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
• RJB Geranium
• The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 28, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 06, 2007:

• Bundesamt für Naturschutz / Zentralstelle für Phytodiversität Deutschland, Bundesamt fuer Naturschutz / Zentralstelle fuer Phytodiversitaet Deutschland
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Botanical Society of the British Isles - Vascular Plants Database
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2652493
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ger-199
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14714127
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:373165-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 419
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 29138
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 373165-1
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDGER020H0
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: GENET2
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 40651

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