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PRE — Plant Risk Evaluator

Geranium purpureum

by Franz Xaver
Common Name(s)
little robin
Synonym(s)
Geranium robertianum subsp. purpureum, Pelargonium purpureum

Is this plant a cultivar?  No

Life History:  Annual

Growth Form:  forb

Africa: Macaronesia: Portugal - Azores, - Madeira Islands; Spain - Canary Islands; Northern Africa: Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus: Georgia
Western Asia: Cyprus; Turkey
Europe
East Europe: Ukraine - Krym
Middle Europe: Switzerland
Northern Europe: Ireland; United Kingdom
Southeastern Europe: Albania; Bulgaria; Croatia; Greece; Italy; Romania; Serbia; Slovenia
Southwestern Europe: France; Portugal; Spain

Can be annual or biennial. A forb/herb with small purplish-pink flowers.

Given that it's a geranium, it seems likely that it was introduced as an ornamental. Not currently listed in the Sunset Western Garden Book or the Missouri Botanic Garden Plantfinder.

External Resources
GBIF Species Page
Tropicos Species Page
U.S. National Plant Germplasm System
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by Franz Xaver
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