This a replication of the posting immediately above. On Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 3:49:59 AM UTC, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > *Geranium collinum* Steph. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 3:705. 1800. > > Perennial herb up to 80 cm tall with elongated horizontal rhizome, stems > ascending to erect with retrorse hairs and some spreading glandular hairs; > stipules lanceolate, 6-8 mm long; leaves opposite, petiole up to 12 cm long > in lower leaves, upper shorter; blade rounded, 2-8 cm broad,5-7 lobed to > about middle, segments wedge-shaped further 3-5-lobed; flowers 25-30 mm > across, lilac to lilac-purple, usually in 2-flowered cluster on up to 15 cm > long ascending to recurved peduncle; pedicel up to 5 cm long; bracteoles > linear-lanceolate; sepals 5-9 mm long, elliptic-oblong, with 1-2 mm long > mucro, pubescent; petals 12-18 mm long, obovate, rounded to retuse at tip; > filaments triangular and hairy at base; mericarps pubescent, with up to 2.5 > cm long beak. > > Photographed from Khillenmarg, Kashmir, about 3000 m altitude > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >
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