Perennial or annual; upper parts retrorse pubescent. Stem 1(-3), diffuse, procumbent. Leaves palmati-5 (-7)-partite, 20-25 x 35-75 mm, pubescent; segments narrow rhomboid, pinnatifid-partite into lanceolate acute lobes. Petiole up to 6 cm long, dense patent pubescent at the base of lamina. Stipules and bracts similar to Geranium nepalense. Inflorescence diffuse amongst the upper leaves. Peduncle 1(-2) flowered. Sepals 4-5 mm long, elliptic-ovate, awn 1-2 mm long. Petals about the size of sepals, retuse.

Fl. Per.: June-July.

Type: ‘Habitat in Sibiria’.

Distribution: C. Europe, Iran, Siberia, Caucasus, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, W. Tibet and Baltistan.

Found in the outer dry ranges of the Karakoram from 2000-4000 m. Similar to Geranium nepalense but more flaccid and branched; also differs in having retuse petals, upper leaves petioled, narrower segments and the less prominent seed reticulations.