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Geranium libani

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Geranium libani (Lebanese geranium, Arabic: غرنوقي لبناني‎‎) is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to wooded mountains in Lebanon, Syria and central Turkey.

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Geranium libani has a thick, branching rhizome; the ascending stems are hairy. This plant reaches on average 20–60 centimetres (8–25 in) in height. The petiolate leaves have five lobes. The flowers have a diameter of 4 to 10 cm and are purple. The flowering period extends from March through June. The 3 cm fruit is a capsule with pubescent valves.

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