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Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Description:

The flowers have 5 petals, and are rose-purple or violet-purple in color. Flowers have ten stamens. The leaves are palmately lobed with five or seven deeply cut lobes, each of which is again cleft and toothed.

Habitat:

On a narrow path next to a steep river bank in a deciduous forest at Roaring Brook Nature Center.

1 Species ID Suggestions

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 7 years ago
Wild Geranium/Cranesbill
Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)


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2 Comments

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 7 years ago

Thank you for your help MrsPbio!

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 7 years ago

I believe this is a Wild Geranium... but I'll look it up to be sure. BRB..

Christine Y.
Spotted by
Christine Y.

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on May 21, 2016
Submitted on May 23, 2016

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