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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Geraniaceae (フウロソウ科) > Geranium used for gardening
Geranium L. (フウロソウ)G. macrorrhizum L., bigroot geraniumG. psilostemon Ledeb., (コーカサスフウロ*), Armenian cranesbill G. sanguineum L. (アケボノフウロ) EscapedMost exotic species seen in Hokkaido are escapedG. pyrenaicum Burm. f. (ピレネーフウロ) G. robertianum L. (ヒメフウロ) |
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Bigroot geranium, Bulgarian geranium or rock crane's-bill Lifeform: creeping, semi-evergreen, perennial forb |
Distribution: southeastern Alps - Balkans Seed dispersal: autochory (self-dispersal) |
Leaf: five-lobed palmate Use: ornamental and groundcover - cultivars |
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[1-3] in a flower garden on Yachidamo Park (Yachidamo = Fraxinus mandshurica), N28E4, East Ward, Sapporo, on July 1 2023.
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コーカサスフウロ*, Armenian cranesbill Lifeform: perennial forb reaching up to 120 cm in height Distribution: Caucasus region, including Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and parts of southern Russia |
Habitat: moist, open woodlands, mountain meadows, and subalpine slopes Use: gardening - many cultivars |
Synonyms: Geranium armenum Boiss |
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[1-3] outside Azabu Neurosurgical Hospital in Higashi Ward, Sapporo, on June 17 2025.