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Geranium used for gardening






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Geranium L. (フウロソウ)
G. macrorrhizum L., bigroot geranium
G. psilostemon Ledeb., (コーカサスフウロ*), Armenian cranesbill
G. sanguineum L. (アケボノフウロ)
Escaped
Most exotic species seen in Hokkaido are escaped
G. pyrenaicum Burm. f. (ピレネーフウロ)
G. robertianum L. (ヒメフウロ)
*: tentative translation
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Geranium macrorrhizum L. grown in Hokkaido


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.

Geranium psilostemon Ledeb. cultivated in Hokkaido


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.

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