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Dove's-foot Crane's-bill

Geranium molle

Also called Dovefoot Geranium, Awnless Geranium, Crane's Bill Geranium, Dovefoot Crane's Bill, Dovesfoot Crane's Bill, Wild Geranium, Dove's Foot Geranium

Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Svdmolen assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5
Family
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Macaronesia, N. Africa, Europe to W. Himalaya
Climate
temperate

About

Geranium molle, the dove's-foot crane's-bill or dovesfoot geranium, is an annual herbaceous plant of the family Geraniaceae.

Where it grows

It is native to the Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas, but has naturalized in other parts of Europe, in southwestern and central Asia and in North Africa, though it may have already been in those parts and areas, just not properly identified. It is considered an introduced species in North America, where it is known as Dovefoot Geranium or Awnless Geranium. Although non-native in parts of its range, this species poses little threat to native ecosystems.

Other Geranium plants

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 molle 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.

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