| Source: | 
							
								Aedo, C. (2009): Geranium. – In: Aedo, C., Estébanez, B. & Navarro, C. (ed.); with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G.: Geraniaceae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (CC-By-SA-3.0 Unported).
 
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                            | Name: | 
                            
				Geranium purpureum Vill.
				
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                            | Nomencl. ref.: | 
                            Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 1: 272. 1786 | 
                          
						  
                          
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                            Species | 
                          
                          
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					ACCEPTED
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			Is replaced synonym for:
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			Geranium villarsianum Jord. | 
    		
		
	
		| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): | 
		Regnum - Plantae 
				    
				Divisio - Tracheophyta 
				    
				    
				Subdivisio - Spermatophytina 
				    
				    
				    
				Class - Magnoliopsida 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Superordo - Rosanae 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Ordo - Geraniales Bercht. & J. Presl 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Familia - Geraniaceae Juss. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Genus - Geranium L. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				
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                              		Homotypic synonyms:
                              		
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                            	Geranium villarsianum Jord., nom. nov. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Geranium robertianum subsp. purpureum (Vill.) Nyman | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Geranium elamellatum Kokwaro | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Geranium intricatum H. G. Baker | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Geranium mediterraneum Jord. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Geranium minutiflorum Jord. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Geranium modestum Jord. | 
							
                          
                          
 
						  
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		| Common names: | 
		
				agujas de pastor (Spanish, Castillian), erva de S. Roberto (Portuguese), gerani (Majorcan), geranio silvestre (Spanish, Castillian), grielles salades (Majorcan), hierba de la esquinancia (Spanish, Castillian), hierba de San Roberto (Spanish, Castillian), hierba de San Ruperto (Spanish, Castillian), rellotges (Majorcan)[Credits] | 
			
	
	
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       			  AE Ag Al Az(F G J L M P S T) Bl(I M N) Br Bu Ca(C G H L P T) Co Cr Ct Cy Ga Gg Gr Hb(E) He Hs(S) It Li Lu Ma Md(M P) Rm Sa Si(M S) Sl Sr Tn Tu(E) Uk(K) [aCs nGe Ho] |