I shall be inspecting all the Geraniums posted on this site in due course. I am in agreement that this is probably Geranium wallichianum (the foliage fits - though certainly makes it much harder to be sure without close-up images of flowers, foliage & stipules) but those reading this should be aware just how variable this species is in terms of flower colour. Nasir in Geraniaceae (Flora of Pakistan) describes the petals as mauve but this is only a small fraction of the variation. It is very difficult for herbarium taxonomists as in most cases they only have dried, pressed specimens to refer to. Often the colour of dried flowers is different to fresh flowers plus in many cases accompanying field notes are minimal or non-existent, seldom mentioning flower colour. *I know of forms which are bluish with white centres, pink, mauve and all sorts in between from the Western Himalaya.*
The same applies to colour of filaments and styles (which Nasir says is reddish). This species can normally be distinguished by its large oblong to oval stipules. It can normally be recognised but many other geraniums present considerable challenges identification-wise. Those interested in other species should read my other posts about Geraniums. On Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 7:20:31 AM UTC+1, Aarti S. Khale wrote: > Found on the mountain slope on way to Gulmarg, Kashmir on the 11th Sept,11. > Geranium? > Aarti > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
