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Geranium

Called “cranes'-bills” in GBIF

Geranium is a genus of 422 species of annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as geraniums, hardy geraniums, or cranesbills. They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, with the greatest diversity in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region.

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414
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
3
plants on Plant News
5
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Plants in this genus

3 plants

Research on Geranium

5 articles

What science is finding about Geranium

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, 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