Cut-leaved Cranesbill

Geranium dissectum

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Plant Data

Flowering Months:

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

Order:

Geraniales

Family:

Geraniaceae (Cranesbill)

Also in this family:

Bloody Cranesbill, Common Storksbill, Dovesfoot Cranesbill, French Cranesbill, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Herb Robert, Meadow Cranesbill, Shining Cranesbill, Sticky Storksbill, Wood Cranesbill

Type:

Flower

Life Cycle:

Annual

Maximum Size:

60 centimetres tall

Habitats:

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

Flower:

Pink, 5 petals

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.

Other Names:

Cutleaf Geranium.

Frequency (UK):

Common

Distribution Map

Reproduced by kind permission of the BSBI.

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