Taxonomy: Fam. Geraniaceae// Genus: Geranium// Species: Geranium tuberosum L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Webb and Ferguson in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean region to Iran and Turkmenistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Found in ruderal habitats – on and near cultivated ground, roadsides.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
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References:
Geranium L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1485 – 1509.
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.
