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Geranium lucidum
Also called Shining Crane's Bill
Geranium lucidum, commonly known as shining cranesbill or (in North America) shining geranium or shiny geranium, is a herbaceous annual plant of the genus Geranium. It is native to Europe, western Asia and North Africa. It has been introduced to North America as a garden plant and in places, particularly the Pacific Northwest, has become naturalised and is viewed as an invasive species and noxious weed.
The shining cranesbill is native to Europe, Asia as far east as the Himalayas and northern Africa. This plant is common in Great Britain and Ireland, especially in the southwest and west, but uncommon in Scotland. It is found at altitudes of up to 610 m (2,000 ft). It has been grown as a garden plant in parts of the United States and has become naturalised in the Pacific Northwest.
Geranium aculeolatum · Geranium albanum · Geranium antisanae · Hawai'i red cranesbill · Geranium argenteum · Geranium aristatum · Geranium asphodeloides · Bicknell's cranesbill · Geranium bohemicum · Alpine Crane's Bill · Pineywoods geranium · California cranesbill
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Geranium lucidum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
