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Photographer: Christopher Noll
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Family Geraniaceae
Geranium maculatum L.
Crane's-bill, spotted geranium, wild geranium
Geranium: from the Greek geranos, "crane," from the beak-like fruit
maculatum: Latin for "spotted" or "mottled"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 12"-28" tall forb from stout rhizomes |
| Flower: | pink to purple, 5-parted, 1"-1 1/2" wide; inflorescence a loose, stalked cluster of a few to several flowers; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | long, erect capsule |
| Leaf: | a few, long-stalked basal leaves palmately- divided into 5-7, lacerated, triangular segments and 1 pair of short-stalked stem leaves |
| Habitat: | full sun to shade; moderate moisture; woods; in sandy, loamy soil |
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