Taxonomy: Fam. Geraniaceae// Genus: Geranium// Species: Geranium phaeum L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Webb and Ferguson in Tutin et al. (1968).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Aedo, 2009+).
Habitat: Edges of forests, near rivers. Found along the gorge of “Shtalkovicka” River.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Geranium phaeum – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – flower and flower buds. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – flower. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – flower. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – flower. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – calyx. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – flower buds. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – spent flower with developing fruit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – developing fruit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – stem and upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – stem and cauline leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – cauline leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – basal leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – basal leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – basal leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – stem base and rhizome. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Geranium phaeum – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – flower. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – flower. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – cauline leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – cauline leaf lobes. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – basal leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – basal leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium phaeum – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium phaeum – flowers. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum (flowers). Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – stem with cauline leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium phaeum – basal leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Geranium L. Webb, D.A. and Ferguson, I.K. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 193 -199.
Geranium phaeum. Aedo, C. (2009+): Geranium. – In: Aedo, C., Estébanez, B. & Navarro, C. (ed.); with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G.: Geraniaceae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/c85ed95d-6adf-490e-9f17-63f1fd6b330b [Accessed 06.01.2023].
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