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Geraniaceae
Geranium

not marked as a favorite taxon Geranium Linnaeus. Common name: Geranium, Crane's-bill.

Key to Geranium

A genus of about 310 species, mainly perennial herbs, also annuals, biennials, and dwarf shrubs, mainly temperate. House plants called 'geranium' are members of the genus Pelargonium.

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References: Aedo (2012); Aedo (2017); Aedo (2024) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024); Aedo, Aldasoro, & Navarro (1998); Albers & Van der Walt In Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007); Yeo (1984). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Geranium© Keith Bradley | Geranium carolinianum
image #2 of Geranium© Gary P. Fleming | Geranium robertianum | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Geranium© Richard & Teresa Ware | Geranium maculatum CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Geranium© Gary P. Fleming | Geranium carolinianum | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Geranium© Gary P. Fleming | Geranium dissectum | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Geranium© Wolfgang Jauch, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wolfgang Jauch | Geranium aequale source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Geranium© Edwin Bridges | Geranium maculatum | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Geranium© Wolfgang Jauch, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wolfgang Jauch | Geranium aequale source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Geranium© Erik Danielson | Geranium robertianum source | Original Image ⭷

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