Geraniaceae
Geranium

Geranium macrorrhizum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 680 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SE. Europe to W. Türkiye. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Belgium, Chile Central, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Krym, North European Russia, Poland, Ukraine

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Essl, F. & Follak, S. (2010). Bemerkenswerte floristische Funde aus Wien, Niederösterreich, dem Burgenland und der Steiermarck, teil VI. Stapfia 92: 15-20.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Özhatay, F.N., Kültür, S. & Gürdal, M.B. (2011). Check-list of additional taxa to the supplement Flora of Turkey V. Turkish Journal of Botany 35: 589-624.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Curtis, S. (1823). Geranium macrorrhizum. Curtis’s Bot. Mag. 50: t. 2420.
  • Phillips, R. & Rix, M. (1991). Perennials, Vol. 1. Pan/ Macmillan, London & Firefly, Ontario.
  • Ploetz, K. & Orr, B. (2004). Wild herb use in Bulgaria. Econ. Bot. 58(2): 231-241.
  • Radulovic, N.S., Dekic, M.S., Stojanovic-Radic, Z.Z. & Zoranic, S.K. (2010). Geranium macrorrhizum L. (Geraniaceae) essential oil: a potent agent against Bacillus subtilis. Chem. & Biodivers. 7(11): 2783-2800.
  • Stace, C. (1997). New Flora of the British Isles, 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Yeo, P. (1985). Hardy Geraniums. Croom Helm, London and Sydney and Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://moip-bio.msu.ru/wp-content/uploads/kravchenko-bulletin-of-moscow-society-of-naturalists-128-3-2023.36-38.pdf. epublication.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Özhatay, F.N., Kültür, S. & Gürdal, M.B. (2011). Check-list of additional taxa to the supplement Flora of Turkey V. Turkish Journal of Botany 35: 589-624.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Reichenbach, H.G. [s.n.] K004335678 Yes
[Camb. Univer. Exp.] [L52] Greece K004335667 Yes
[Dr. Lambers] [s.n.] K004335669 Yes
Mr. Thompson; Mrs. Thompson [171] Montenegro K004335675 Yes
Sintenis, P.; Bornmueller, J. [452] K004335676 Yes
Pejovic, K. [932 - 6] Montenegro K000729325 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Camb. Univer. Exp.] [N52] Greece K004335668 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004319751 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004319753 Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] K004335674 Yes
B. de Retz [s.n.] K004335670 Yes
Wilson, Warren [Rp 180] United States K001567549 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004335681 Yes
[Baden] [s.n.] K004335672 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] K004335671 Yes
[Admavic] [s.n.] Serbia K004335682 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004335680 Yes
Crawley, M.J. [228] K004335666 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004319755 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004319752 Yes
Gusuleac, M.; Topa, E. [s.n.] Romania K004335673 Yes
[Mr. Reiss] [s.n.] K004335679 Yes
Ferguson, I.K. [s.n.] K004319754 Yes
Sintenis, P. [677] K004335683 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0