Geranium tuberosum

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

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|image=Knolliger Storchschnabel (Geranium tuberosum) 5624.JPG

|image_caption=Flower

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|image2_caption=Botanical illustration

|genus=Geranium

|species=tuberosum

|authority=L.

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|synonyms={{Collapsible list|

  • Geranium radicatum {{small|M.Bieb.}}
  • Geranium stepporum {{small|P.H.Davis}}
  • Geranium tuberosum f. angustilobum {{small|Woronow}}
  • Geranium tuberosum subsp. deserti-syriacum {{small|P.H.Davis}}
  • Geranium tuberosum var. incisodentatum {{small|Woronow}}
  • Geranium tuberosum var. linearifolium {{small|Boiss.}}
  • Geranium tuberosum subsp. linearifolium {{small|(Boiss.) P.H.Davis}}
  • Geranium tuberosum subsp. micranthum {{small|Schönb.-Tem.}}
  • Geranium tuberosum var. pinnatifidum {{small|Woronow}}
  • Geranium tuberosum var. radicatum {{small|Kuntze}}
  • Geranium tuberosum var. ramosum {{small|Lindl.}}
  • Geranium tuberosum var. sefidianum {{small|Pau}}

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Geranium tuberosum, the tuberous-rooted cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, the Caucasus, and western Asia.{{cite POWO |id=373774-1 |title=Geranium tuberosum L. |access-date=5 January 2023 }} The Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators, and it is widely available from commercial suppliers.{{cite web |title=Geranium tuberosum tuberous-rooted cranesbill |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/7939/i-geranium-tuberosum-i/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=5 January 2023 |quote=11 suppliers }} There are a number of cultivars available, including 'Rosie's Mauve' and 'Richard Hobbs'.{{cite web |title=Geranium tuberosum 'Rosie's Mauve' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/307169/geranium-tuberosum-rosie-s-mauve/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=5 January 2023 |quote=2 suppliers }}{{cite web |title=Geranium tuberosum 'Richard Hobbs' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/317162/geranium-tuberosum-richard-hobbs/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=5 January 2023 |quote=1 suppliers }}

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|Cupido minimus - Minik kupid 07.jpg|A small blue and a bee

|Geranium - Geranyum 06.jpg|Flower buds and beetles

|Pyrgus melotis - Ege zıpzıpı 12-1.jpg|Aegean skipper

|Geranium tuberosum1.jpg|Grouping

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