OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Geraniales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Geranium carolinianum   FAMILY Geraniaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum   FAMILY Geraniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Geranium carolinianum

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Geranium carolinianum var. confertiflorum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 101-01-004:

Geranium carolinianum   FAMILY Geraniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Geranium carolinianum

 

COMMON NAME:
Carolina Cranesbill


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JK Marlow    jkm170320_157

March    Laurens County    SC

Charlie Lollis Memorial Park

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Keith Bradley    kab_g_carolinianum_01384

March    Miami-Dade County    FL

Krome Bird Refuge

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_g_carolinianum_2

March        

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_g_carolinianum_2b

March        

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JK Marlow    jkm0504i_08

April    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

Leaves are round to reniform, to 3" wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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JK Marlow    jkm0504i_12

April    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

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JK Marlow    jkm100427_007b

April    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm120406_603

April    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

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JK Marlow    jkm190425_7761

April    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm210414_9549

April    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm210414_9552

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Geranium carolinianum, Carolina Cranesbill

JK Marlow    jkm210414_9553

April    Greenville County    SC

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmgcarolinianum_and2

April    Anderson County    SC

Leaves have 3 to 5 long linear-oblong lobes, deeply toothed at the tips, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).


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Roxanna Martin    rlm41711_115

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Flowers less than 0.5" wide, have 5 petals and 10 stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

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Roxanna Martin    rlm41711_140

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Sepals 5-7mm long excluding the 1-2mm long mucro, densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Roxanna Martin    rlm43011_232

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Capsules (schizocarps) with a narrow beak about 0.7" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

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JK Marlow    s000426_h

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Geranium carolinianum, Carolina Cranesbill

JK Marlow    jkm120526_571

May    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Geranium carolinianum, Carolina Cranesbill

JK Marlow    jkm140504_711

May    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Geranium carolinianum, Carolina Cranesbill

Roxanna Martin    rlm51809_044

May    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Geranium carolinianum, Carolina Cranesbill

JK Marlow    jkm140922_925b

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Yes, this was in September...

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Geranium carolinianum   FAMILY Geraniaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum   FAMILY Geraniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Geranium carolinianum

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Geranium carolinianum var. confertiflorum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 101-01-004:
Geranium carolinianum   FAMILY Geraniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Geranium carolinianum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

607

Forb
Winter annual/Biennial

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, lawns, pastures, gardens, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple - palmately lobed or dissected
Basal & alternate (often opposite when subtending the inflorescence)

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pale pink
5 sepals
5 petals
10 fertile stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer

 

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