Cut-leaved Cranesbill

Geranium dissectum

Plant Data

Order:

Geraniales

Family:

Geraniaceae (Cranesbill)

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flowers:

Pink to purple, 5 deeply notched petals, up to 1cm.

Fruit:

Elongated beak-shaped pods.

Leaves:

Deeply lobed, simple, opposite leaves. The leaves are divided into much narrower sections as compared to the other Cranesbills, hence why the plant is named 'cut-leaved' Cranesbill.

Maximum Size:

60cm tall.

Foraging Notes:

The root can be eaten after cooking.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Other Names:

Cutleaf Geranium.

Habitats:

Farmland, grassland, hedgerows, roadsides, wasteland, woodland.