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Geranium potentilloides
Geranium potentilloides, belongs to the family Geraniaceae, and is a small prostrate perennial herb that can grow up to 60cm high. The species is commonly referred to as Soft Cranesbill or Cinquefoil geranium.
Geranium potentilloides is native to the south-east of Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. In Tasmania, Australia the species is found on eastern and central mountains up to 1000m. The species has also been introduced to coastal areas of central California, where it is known as Australian cranesbill and flowers from May to August.
Geranium potentilloides has roots which are edible raw or cooked. The starchy roots are known to have been roasted for food by aboriginal Australian people, although it is likely that this was only the less bitter younger roots. Some Geranium species contain high levels of tannin and were used as an anti-diarrhoeal by aboriginal people.
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 potentilloides 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.
