Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Webb and Ferguson in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, from West Europe to the Mediterranean and Iran, parts of Central and East Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
Habitat: Rocky terrains, river gorges, bushland and woods.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
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References:
Geranium L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1485 – 1509.
Geranium L. Webb, D.A. and Ferguson, I.K. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 193 – 199.
