Species

Geranium pusillum

Etymology

Geranium: From the Greek geranos 'crane', the fruit of the plant resembling the head and beak of this bird, hence the common name cranesbill.
pusillum: Insignificant, weak

Common Name(s)

small-flowered cranesbill

Authority

Geranium pusillum Burm.f.

Family

Geraniaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

GERPUS

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Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Violet / Purple

Year Naturalised

1926

Origin

Europe, temperate W. Asia eastwards to Himalaya

This page last updated on 25 Mar 2010