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Round Leaved Filaree

California macrophylla

Round Leaved Filaree
Photo: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0

Round Leaved Filaree (California macrophylla, also called roundleaf stork's bill) is a small annual wildflower in the geranium family, native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico. It is grown mainly for its rounded, purple-backed leaves and is best suited to open, sunny ground rather than containers.

Family
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly; it is adapted to dry, seasonal rainfall and tolerates drought once established.
Soil
Poor to moderately fertile, free-draining soil; sandy or gravelly mixes suit it.
Temperature
Tolerates a wide range; frost-tolerant in its native range but not suited to hard freezes.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Oregon to SW. U.S.A., Mexico (NW. Baja California)
Climate
temperate

About

California macrophylla, commonly known as roundleaf stork's bill, is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family, Geraniaceae. It was formerly placed in the genus Erodium, but was later placed in a monotypic genus of its own named California.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article California macrophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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