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Geranium renardii (Geranium renardii)

Description

Geranium renardii is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, in the family Geraniaceae. It is native to the Caucasus region of northern Europe. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, it has palmate leaves and pale pink flowers striped violet. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The Latin specific epithet renardii honours the Russian naturalist Charles Claude Renard (1809-1886).

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Geraniales

            • Family: Geraniaceae

              • Genus: Geranium