Geranium lucidum L.

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Family: GERANIACEAE

Genus: Geranium

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Xero-acanthic shrubs of the mountanous regions, and steppe-grasslands of Ampelodesmos mauritanica. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Shady and disturbed fields.

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.