Geranium Linnaeus. Geranium, Crane's-bill.
A genus of about 350-430 species, mainly perennial herbs, also annuals and dwarf shrubs, mainly temperate. House plants called 'geranium' are members of the genus Pelargonium.
Ref: Aedo (2012); Aedo (2017); Aedo, Aldasoro, & Navarro (1998); Albers & Van der Walt In Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007); Yeo (1984). Show full citations.
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© Keith Bradley | Geranium carolinianum | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Geranium robertianum | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware | Geranium maculatum CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Geranium carolinianum | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Geranium dissectum | Original Image ⭷
© Wolfgang Jauch, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wolfgang Jauch | Geranium aequale source | Original Image ⭷
© Edwin Bridges | Geranium maculatum | Original Image ⭷
© Wolfgang Jauch, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wolfgang Jauch | Geranium aequale source | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson | Geranium robertianum source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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