Geranium psilostemon
Geranium psilostemon | |
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The G. psilostemon cultivar 'Bressingham Fair' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Geraniaceae |
Genus: | Geranium |
Species: | G. psilostemon |
Binomial name | |
Geranium psilostemon Ledeb. | |
Synonyms | |
Geranium armenum Boiss |
Geranium psilostemon, commonly called Armenian cranesbill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family.[1] It is native to Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Russian Federation. It has glowing reddish purple colored flowers, with leaves tinted red in Autumn. It is cultivated as a garden subject, and a number of different cultivars exist.[2]
The Latin specific epithet psilostemon means "with smooth stamens".[3]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?408063
- ↑ Phillips, Ellen; Colston Burrell, C. (1993), Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, pp. 373–76, ISBN 0875965709
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Geranium psilostemon". Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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