• Family : Geraniaceae
  (Geranium Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : RATANJOT FAMILY (रतनजोत फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Geraniaceae
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Geranium wallichianum D.Don ex Sweet
• Common name : Wallich Geranium
• Vernacular name : Lal jari, Ratanjot, Chowhri (Hindi); Rakla mool (Nepali)
• Habit : Perennial herb
• Habitat : Broad-leaved forests, Shrubberies and open slopes; 2500-3400 m. altitude
• Comments / notes : Common in pine forest
• Key identification features : Flowers with blackish filaments, anthers, and stigma, and broad bracteoles.
• Flower, Fruit : June-September
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
• Native : Afghanistan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Himalaya
• Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 90; Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 66
• 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 wallichianum. Downloaded on 4 July 2022.

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