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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Geraniales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Geranium carolinianum
FAMILY
Geraniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum
FAMILY
Geraniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 101-01-004:
Geranium carolinianum
FAMILY
Geraniaceae
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.
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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
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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.
COMPARE
leaves of Geranium, Larkspur and Monkshood
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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.
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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.
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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.
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JK Marlow s000426_h
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120526_571
May Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140504_711
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Roxanna Martin rlm51809_044
May Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140922_925b
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Yes, this was in September...