Meadow Crane's-Bill
Meadow Crane's-Bill, flowers and leaves
Flower showing stamens
Flower showing stigmas
Stigmas in sunshine and shadow
Fruits
Geranium pratense
Geraniaceae
June to September
It is found throughout the country.
See the BSBI distribution map for Meadow Crane's-Bill
It is both native and planted.
It grows in meadows and in grassland beside roads, footpaths,
railways, canals and streams.
Meadow Crane's-Bill is a native, clump-forming, perennial herb
growing up to 1m.
The flowers are 5-merous, up to 3cm, with violet-blue,
unnotched petals.
Anthers are blue and the stigmas vary from white to pink.
Leaves are large (up to 15cm) and deeply cut into 7 to 9 lobes.
There are numerous cultivated forms that resemble Meadow
Cranesbill. They differ in shape of the leaves and the colour
of the flowers. It is difficult to distinguish between the native
flower and cultivated aliens.
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Meadow Crane's-Bill, flowers and leaves
Flower showing stamens
Flower showing stigmas
Stigmas in sunshine and shadow
Fruits
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