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STICKY PURPLE CRANE’S-BILL

Class: Geranium viscosissimum
Family: GERANIUM FAMILY
Sub Family: Geraniaceae
Year: Perennial
Other Names: Pink Geranium
Colour: Pale to deep rose-pink
Height: 40-90 cm (16-35")
Each Flower: 2.5 cm (1") across, 5 broad, rounded petals with fine, dark veins; 10 stamens surrounding a column-like pistil
Leaves: Mostly basal, 5-12 cm (2-5") wide, deeply cleft into 5 or more sharply-toothed lobes, covered with sticky hairs
Stems: Flower stems thick, hairy, sticky, and branched
Blooming Period: May - August
Habitat: Moist meadows and open woods. Scattered throughout Dry Interior
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