RICHARDSON’S CRANE’S-BILL

Class: Geranium richardsonii

Family: GERANIUM FAMILY

Sub Family: Geraniaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: White to pinkish

Height: 30-90 cm (12-36")

Each Flower: 1.3-2 cm (1/2-3/4") across with 5 broad, rounded petals veined with purple and hairy on inside; sepals oblong and slightly hairy on edges and terminate in short, stiff bristle; 10 stamens

Leaves: Mostly basal on long, slightly hairy stalks; blades 6.5-14 cm (2 1/2-5 1/2") broad and deeply cleft into from 5-7 irregularly shaped lobes which in turn are deeply toothed; hairy on veins beneath; small leaf where flower-stems branch off

Stems: Leafless up to flower-stems and slightly hairy below; flower-stems smoother and purplish

Blooming Period: June - August

Habitat: Moist, light, shady places

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