Biology:Geranium maderense
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Geranium maderense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. maderense
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| Binomial name | |
| Geranium maderense Yeo
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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]
References
- ↑ Fernandes, F. (2011). "Geranium maderense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T162102A5537899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T162102A5537899.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162102/5537899. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ "Geranium palmatum versus Geranium maderense". The Frustrated Gardener. 6 June 2012. https://frustratedgardener.com/2012/06/06/geranium-palmatum-versus-geranium-maderense/.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "Geranium maderense AGM". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/7896/Geranium-maderense/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf.
External links
- "The Madeira Island Geranium:Geranium maderense". university of california davis botanical conservatory. http://greenhouse.ucdavis.edu/files/botnot_01-02.00.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3123696 entry
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