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Geranium × magnificum, the purple cranesbill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae. The multiplication symbol × indicates that it is the result of hybridisation, in this case between Geranium platypetalum and Geranium ibericum .
Geranium columbinum, common name long-stalked crane's-bill [2] or longstalk cranesbill, [3] is a herbaceous annual plant in the family Geraniaceae. Description [ edit ]
The genus name is derived from the Greek γέρανος ("géranos"), meaning crane, with reference to the fruit capsule resembling the bird's bill.The specific Latin name sanguineum means 'blood-red'; Linnaeus cites Gaspard Bauhin's 1623 book Pinax theatri botanici as his source for the name, which in turn refers ("sanguinaria radix") to a blood-red root.
It is known as spotted cranesbill or wild cranesbill in Europe, but the wood cranesbill is another plant, the related G. sylvaticum (a European native called "woodland geranium" in North America). Colloquial names are alum root , alum bloom and old maid's nightcap .
Geranium bicknellii is a species of geranium known by the common names Bicknell's cranesbill and northern cranesbill. It is native to much of the northern half of North America, where it can be found in a number of forest and woodland habitats. This is an annual or biennial herb which grows hairy stems up to about half a meter long.
The white-flowered form, sometimes called var. alba, is quite common. The fruit is a schizocarp , which splits into 5 cylindrical, 2.5 mm long, mericarps on maturity. These are situated at the base of the style, the base of which (the column) elongates to about 1.5 cm as the fruit develops.
Geranium endressii, commonly called Endres cranesbill or French crane's-bill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennial plant in the genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae. [2] [1] [3] It is native to the Western Pyrenees in Spain, and is cultivated as a garden subject.
Geranium pyrenaicum, otherwise known as hedgerow cranesbill or mountain cranesbill [1] is a perennial species of plant in the family Geraniaceae. It can be found on roadside verges and along hedgerows.