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Geraniaceae

Called “crane's-bill family” in GBIF

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 and the garden plants called geraniums, which modern botany classifies as genus Pelargonium, along with other related genera.

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989
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
29
genera in GBIF
Source: GBIF
4
plants on Plant News
6
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Plants in this family

4 plants

Genera in this family

Also here, with one plant each: Erodium (Redstem Stork's-bill).

Research on Geraniaceae

6 articles
iNaturalist → · observation

Hiker documents native Wyoming wildflower on mountain trail

Every logged sighting like this one helps botanists and land managers track where native wildflow...

What science is finding about Geraniaceae

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this family, newest first.

This butterfly picks the wrong host plant on purpose

If you've ever wondered why a butterfly ignores the lush, perfect host plant in your garden and lays eggs on the scraggly...

Wood cranesbill pollinators / native-plants

Trending: wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) — 1140 observations this week

Wild geranium blooming in your local woodland right now is a reliable phenology signal that spring ephemerals have peaked —...

Wild Geranium native-plants / phenology

Trending: wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) — 1274 observations this week

Wild geranium blooming along your woodland trail edge right now is a reliable nectar stop for queen bumblebees just emerging...

Wild Geranium native-plants / phenology

Trending: wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) — 1212 observations this week

Wild geranium is blooming right now in woodland gardens and forest edges near you — spotting one means your local ecosystem...

Wild Geranium phenology / citizen-science

Trending: Redstem Stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium) — 315 observations this week

Redstem Stork's-bill is one of the most common weeds invading lawns, gardens, and parks across North America and Europe, and...

Redstem Stork's-bill invasive-species / phenology