Geranium albanum, the crested cranesbill or Albanian cranesbill,[a] is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to the Caucasus and northern Iran.[1][2] A clumping perennial reaching 50 cm (20 in), the Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators.[3] There is a cultivar, 'Pink and Stripes'.[2]
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| At Vácrátót Botanical Garden | |
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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. albanum
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| Geranium albanum | |
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Geranium cristatum Steven | |
Notes
edit- ^ Presumably the epithet and common name refer to Caucasian Albania
References
edit- ^ a b "Geranium albanum M.Bieb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Geranium albanum 'Pink and Stripes'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Geranium albanum crested cranesbill". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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