Pan India Bouquets

Geranium pratense L.

Family : Geraniaceae
(Geranium Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RATANJOT FAMILY (रतनजोत फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Geraniaceae
Synonym(s) : Geranium acknerianum Schur; Geranium aconitifolium Eichw.; Geranium alpinum Kit. ex Kanitz; Geranium batrachioides Bubani; Geranium caeruleum Gilib.; Geranium coelestinum Schur; Geranium kemulariae Kharadze; Geranium mariae Sennen; Geranium napellifolium Schur; Geranium neapolitanum Nyman; Geranium pratense f. albiflorum Q.Zhu & J.Wang; Geranium pratense f. leucanthemum B.Boivin; Geranium pratense var. schmidii Y.J.Nasir; Geranium pratense subsp. stewartianum Y.J.Nasir; Geranium valde-pilosum Schur ex Nyman
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Geranium pratense L.
Common name : Meadow Cranesbill
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Meadows, farmland at 1600-2200 m. altitudeOn the edges of permanent pastures, beside hedgerows and on roadside verges
Comments / notes : Grows on the edges of permanent pastures, beside hedgerows and on roadside verges
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Europe to Amur and Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Europe to Amur, Himalaya and North America
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 89
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Geranium pratense. Downloaded on 30 June 2022.

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