Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Geranium lucidum L.
Family : GERANIACEAE
Genus : Geranium
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca.
General distribution : Eurosiberian
Flowering time : April. May. June. July.
Life-forms : Terophyte.
Habitat : Shady and disturbed fields.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A small sized herbaceous plant, very common to Mallorca´s Serra de Tramuntana, but is inexistent in the other isles. Like all Geranium species, it has rounded, lobed leaves with obtuse lobes, the leaf lamina is usually shiny and with out hairs. It can be easily recognized when flowering because the sepals are erect with very visible transverse cross ribs. Petals are rose coloured. Flowers during the spring until July.
