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Geranium robertianum

(Mountain Geranium)

Overview

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Used medicinally for wounds and ulcers.

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Bloodwort, Fox Geranium, Herb Robert, Herb-Robert, Mountain Geranium, Red Robin, Redshank, Robert Geranium

Common Names in Portuguese:

Bico-De-Cegonha, Bico-De-Grou-Robertino, Erva-De-São-Roberto, Erva-Roberta

Common Names in Romanian:

închegătoare, Năpraznic

Description

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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.[1]

Physical Description

Species Geranium robertianum

Biennials or sometimes annuals . Stem 10-55 cm tall, erect , not rooting at nodes, with 0.4-1 mm ± patent glandular trichomes . Stipules ovate , distinct . Leaves opposite; petiole with 0.3-0.5 mm retrorse not appressed nonglandular trichomes and 0.4-2.4 mm patent glandular trichomes; leaf blade 3-9 cm, palmately divided , pilose with ± appressed glandular trichomes; segments 5, rhombic , with a petiolule on middle segment 0.2-0.4 × as long as its segment, 16-46-lobed in distal half, ratio of second sinus/middle segment length = 0.26-0.5. Cymules solitary, 2-flowered; peduncle 1-6 cm. Pedicel 0.5-2 cm, with 0.4-1.5 mm patent glandular trichomes and 0.3-0.5 mm retrorse not appressed nonglandular trichomes; bracteoles lanceolate. Sepals 6-8 mm, mucro 1.8-2.5 mm, ratio of mucro/sepal length = ca. 0.3, outside with 0.3-0.5 mm ± patent nonglandular trichomes and 0.4-3.2 mm patent glandular trichomes, inside glabrous . Petals purplish, 7.5-9.7(-10.4) mm, erect to patent, glabrous, apex rounded . Staminal filaments pinkish, lanceolate with an abruptly narrowed apex, glabrous; anthers purplish, 0.4-0.6 mm. Nectaries 5, hemispheric , glabrous. Stigma pinkish. Fruit 1.9-2.3 cm, erect when immature ; mericarps reticulate , ridges sparse and scarcely anastomosing in basal half but denser apically and forming 1 or 2(or 3) overlapping collar-like keels at apex, without a basal callus, glabrous or sometimes with ca. 0.2 mm nonglandular trichomes, small glands , or both; rostrum 1.7-1.9 cm, with a 4-5 mm narrowed apex; stigmatic remains 1-1.3 mm. Seeds 2.1-2.2 mm. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. May-Aug. 2n = 64. [source]

Petals of Chinese specimens of Geranium robertianum are unusually short. In other areas, petals vary from 0.9 to 1.4 cm. Geranium purpureum Villars, which is not recorded from China, is quite similar to G. robertianum and has short petals. However, it can be separated by its yellow anthers and by its mericarps closely ribbed . Geranium purpureum is widespread in N Africa, Europe, and W Asia as far as Iran. [source]

Habit: Forb/herb

Flowers: Clusters of small, purple flowers. • Bloom Period: April, May, June, July, August, September. • Flower Color: pink

Foliage: Summer foliage: Attractive lacy foliage .

Size/Age/Growth

Size: 12-18" tall.

Habitat

Forests ; 900-3300 m [2].

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[3]

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Annual , Biennial

Growth

Culture: Space 18-24" apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Partial to Full Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. (map)

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Geranium briceanum Sweet
  2. Geranium eriophorum H. Léveillé.
  3. Geranium foetidum Gilib.
  4. Geranium graveolens Stokes
  5. Geranium inodorum /i> (Pursh Ex Dc.) G. Don
  6. Geranium lindleyanum Royle
  7. Geranium littorale (Rouy) A. W. Hill
  8. Geranium mosquense Goldb.
  9. Geranium neapolitanum A. Terracc.
  10. Geranium palmatisectum Dulac
  11. Geranium purpureum forsteri (Wilmott) H. G. Baker
  12. Geranium purpureum var. eriosepalum (Hausskn.) Graebn. in Asch. and Graebn.
  13. Geranium purpureum var. intricatum Gren. Ap. R. Knuth in Engl.
  14. Geranium purpureum var. leiosepalum Hausskn.
  15. Geranium purpureum var. liosepalum (Hausskn.) Graebn. in Asch. and Graebn.
  16. Geranium purpureum var. littorale (Rouy) Graebn. in Asch. and Graebn.
  17. Geranium robertianum celticum Ostenf.
  18. Geranium robertianum eurobertianum Briq.
  19. Geranium robertianum forma adenophorum R. Keller Ap. Gams in Hegi
  20. Geranium robertianum forma albidum Wiesb. Ap. Murr
  21. Geranium robertianum forma albiflorum (G. Don) House
  22. Geranium robertianum forma dasycarpum Woronow in Kusn. , N. Busch and Fomin
  23. Geranium robertianum forma euodoratum Borza
  24. Geranium robertianum forma glabrum R. Knuth in Engl.
  25. Geranium robertianum forma gracile Stäge Ap. Gams in Hegi
  26. Geranium robertianum forma inciso-rubrum Stäge Ap. Gams in Hegi
  27. Geranium robertianum forma leucantha Lange
  28. Geranium robertianum forma macropetalum (Briq. Ex R. Knuth) Gams in Hegi
  29. Geranium robertianum forma multicaule Hornem. in Rouy and Foucaud
  30. Geranium robertianum forma subglabrum Grognot
  31. Geranium robertianum forma umbraticum C. G. Westerl.
  32. Geranium robertianum maritimum [bab. ] H. G. Baker
  33. Geranium robertianum var. albiflorum G. Don
  34. Geranium robertianum var. albo Gaudin
  35. Geranium robertianum var. album Weston
  36. Geranium robertianum var. alpinum Gaudin
  37. Geranium robertianum var. atropurpureum Hagenb.
  38. Geranium robertianum var. bernettii A. F. Schwarz Ap. Gams in Hegi
  39. Geranium robertianum var. celticum (Ostenf.) Wilmott
  40. Geranium robertianum var. crassicaule (Rouy) Graebn. in Asch. and Graebn.
  41. Geranium robertianum var. eriophorum (H. Lév.) H. Lév.
  42. Geranium robertianum var. forsteri Wilmott
  43. Geranium robertianum var. genuinum Godr. in Gren. and Godr.
  44. Geranium robertianum var. glabrinux Petrova and Kozhukharov in Jordanov
  45. Geranium robertianum var. grandiflorum Strobl
  46. Geranium robertianum var. graniticarum (Martrin-Donos) Graebn. in Asch. and Graebn.
  47. Geranium robertianum var. inodorum (Pursh Ex Dc.) Graebn. in Asch. and Graebn.
  48. Geranium robertianum var. insigne Lojac.
  49. Geranium robertianum var. intermedium Wilmott
  50. Geranium robertianum var. laciniatum Beckh. Ex F. Wilms and Beckh.
  51. Geranium robertianum var. latisectum Schur
  52. Geranium robertianum var. leucanthon Dumort.
  53. Geranium robertianum var. leucanthum (Dumort. Ex Rchb.) Graebn. in Asch. and Graebn.
  54. Geranium robertianum var. littorale Rouy in Rouy and Foucaud
  55. Geranium robertianum var. lucidum Weston
  56. Geranium robertianum var. macropetalum Briq. Ex R. Knuth in Engl.
  57. Geranium robertianum var. maritimum Bab.
  58. Geranium robertianum var. mosquense (Goldb.) Dc.
  59. Geranium robertianum var. purpureum Schur
  60. Geranium robertianum var. rubens Weston
  61. Geranium robertianum var. rubricaule (Hornem.) Graebn. in Asch. and Graebn.
  62. Geranium robertianum var. rubrum Lej.
  63. Geranium robertianum var. tenuisectum Schur
  64. Geranium robertianum var. terebinthinaceum Schur
  65. Geranium robertianum var. trilobatum H. Takeda
  66. Geranium robertianum var. typicum Beck
  67. Geranium robertianum var. umbraticum (G. C. Westerl.) Graebn. in Asch. and Graebn.
  68. Geranium robertianum var. villosulum Murr
  69. Geranium rubellum Moench
  70. Robertianum nostrum Goldb.
  71. Robertiella robertianum (L.) Hanks in Underw. and Britton (Eds.)
  72. Robertium minutiflorum (Jord.) Fourr.
  73. Robertium vulgare Picard

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Aedo C. , 23-Nov-2006

Place of publication : Sp. pl. 2:681. 1753

Name verified on 17-May-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 15-Jul-2002

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Geranium

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1610 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

G. abetulinum · G. abortivum · G. abrotanifolium · G. acerifolium · G. acetosum · G. aculeolatum · G. aequale (Awnless Geranium) · G. aequatoriale (Cranesbill) · G. aethiopicum · G. aff. collinum · G. aff. platyanthum · G. aff. polyanthes · G. affine · G. africanum · G. 'Alan Mayes' · G. 'Alaska' · G. albanum · G. albanum 'Pink and Stripes' · G. albicans (Roundleaf Geranium) · G. albidum · G. albiflorum · G. album · G. alceoides · G. alchemilloides · G. sylvaticum · G. alpicola · G. altaicum · G. althaeoides · G. 'Amanda's Blush' · G. amatolicum · G. amoenum · G. anceps · G. andicola · G. andringitrense · G. anemonaefolium · G. anemonifolium · G. anemonoides · G. angulosum · G. angustipetalum · G. 'Anne Thomson' (Hardy Cranesbill) · G. 'Ann Folkard' (Ann Folkard Cranesbill) · G. 'Ann Folkard' × psilostemon · G. 'Ann Foulkard' · G. antipodeum · G. antisanae · G. antrorsum · G. aphanoides · G. apiiodorum · G. appendiculatum · G. arabicum arabicum · G. arachnoideum · G. arborescens · G. arboreum (Hawaiian Red-Flowered Geranium) · G. ardjunense · G. arduinum · G. arenarium · G. argenteum · G. 'Aria' · G. aristatum (Cranesbill) · G. articulatum · G. asperum · G. asphodeloides (Hedgerow Geranium) · G. asphodeloides asphodeloides · G. asphodeloides asphodeloides 'Prince Regent' · G. asphodeloides asphodeloides white-flowered · G. asphodeloides 'Catforth Sam' · G. asphodeloides crenophilum · G. asphodeloides 'Gorer's Pink' · G. asphodeloides sintenisii · G. asphodeloides 'Starlight' · G. asplenioides · G. astragalifolium · G. atlanticum · G. atropurpureum · G. atropurpureum Heller var. cowenii (Rydb.) Dorn (Western Purple Cranesbill) · G. attenuilobum · G. attenuilobum var. viscosissimum · G. auritum · G. 'Aussie Gem' · G. austroapeninum · G. austroapenninum · G. ayacuchense · G. ayavacense · G. 'Aya' · G. azorelloides · G. 'Baby Blue' · G. 'Balansae' · G. balgooyi · G. barbatum · G. pratense · G. dissectum · G. baurianum · G. bellum · G. bequaertii · G. bergianum · G. berterianum · G. berteroanum · G. 'Bertie Crug' · G. besseanum · G. 'Bethany'

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 14, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Yasin J Nasir "Geranium". in Flora of Pakistan . Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
  2. "Geranium robertianum". in Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 8, 10. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
  3. Mean = 202.850 meters (665.518 feet), Standard Deviation = 247.420 based on 3,782 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/1/2009