Taxonomy: Fam. Geraniaceae// Genus: Geranium// Species: Geranium sanguineum L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski in Micevski (2005).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Caucasus and Siberia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Meadows, grasslands, edges and clearings of oak and European beech forests.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Geranium sanguineum– habit. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– habit. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– habit. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– habit. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– habit. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– habit. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– flowering stems. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– flowering stem. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– calyx of flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– calyx of flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– calyx of flower. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– peduncle, pedicel and bracts. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– stems with leaves and flower buds. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– stems with leaves. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– leaves. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– leaf. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium sanguineum– abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Ratkovica (Ratkova skala region), 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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.
