''Geranium tuberosum'', the tuberous-rooted cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Geraniaceae Geraniaceae is a family of flowering plants placed in the order Geraniales. The family name is derived from the genus ''Geranium''. The family includes both the genus ''Geranium'' (the cranesbills, or true geraniums) and the garden plants called ...

. It is native to the Mediterranean region, the Caucasus, and western Asia. The

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (No ...

considers it a good plant to attract pollinators, and it is widely available from commercial suppliers. There are a number of cultivars available, including 'Rosie's Mauve' and 'Richard Hobbs'.

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tuberosum Garden plants Flora of Algeria Flora of Tunisia Flora of Libya Flora of France Flora of Southeastern Europe Flora of South European Russia Flora of the Crimean Peninsula Flora of the Caucasus Flora of Western Asia Flora of Turkmenistan Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Plants described in 1753 {{Geraniaceae-stub