Biology:Geranium maderense

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Geranium maderense
Botanischer Garten Funchal IMG 1757.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species:
G. maderense
Binomial name
Geranium maderense
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Geranium maderense, known as giant herb-Robert[2] or the Madeira cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to the island of Madeira. It is sometimes confused with another Madeira endemic, Geranium palmatum.[3]

Growing to 120–150 cm (47–59 in) tall and wide, it is a mound-forming evergreen perennial with deeply divided ferny leaves. Spectacular pink flowers on hairy red stems are produced in large panicles in summer.[4] It is grown as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, where it is hardy in mild or coastal areas down to −5 °C (23 °F). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]

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External links

Geranium maderense, Palheiro Gardens, Madeira

Wikidata ☰ Q3123696 entry