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Wood Cranesbill

Geranium sylvaticum

Description:

Wood cranesbill or Woodland geranium is a hardy herbaceous perennial of Geraniaceae family, growing up to some 70 cm in height. Pinkish flowers of some 3cm in diameter.

Habitat:

Associated with forests,and usually observed on edges of mountain forests - here , on edges of mixed forest of Jura Natural Reserve, at some 900 m of altitude.

Notes:

Some literature mentioned that the plant possess antihemorrhagic and cicatrizant (would healing) effects; as well as generally fortifying properties... but I did not find how t is used.

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Spotted on May 25, 2018
Submitted on May 27, 2018

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