Purple blossom and foliage along the bottom (foliage at centre belongs to a Compositae sp.)
Photo includes Geranium pratense L.(purple blossom at far left) and main dee; Sedum ewersi blossoms (pink clusters) are emerging from beneath the Geranium foliage; Epilobium also present (far right)
sp with blue flower and pink buds, centre.
Common name: Meadow crane’s bill; Local name unknown
Family: Geraniaceae
Information: Species is invasive in North America.
Photos: Main: Skinmang Glacier, ca. 4300 m. K. Hewitt, 2010
Middle: South facing slope aspect leading to survey transect Deosai Top, Northern edge of plateau, ca. 4350 m, July 28, 2016, N .Hewitt (Photo DSC 0908).
Lower: Baumharel valley, just near survey transect, ca 3650 m, July 25, 2016. Also sighted in Thale valley. ; Deosai Plateau interior, July 22, 2016. N. Hewitt
Sources and additional resources:
GBIF Secretariat (2021). Geranium pratense L. in GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://www.gbif.org/species/2891304. Accessed Jul 24 2021.
Missouri Bot Garden (2021). Geranium pratense L. in Tropicos Flora of Pakistan. http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/13900044?projectid=32. Accessed on: 24 Jul 2021.
WFO (2021). Geranium pratense L. Gray. Online at: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000701108. Accessed on: 24 Jul 2021.
