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Family Geraniaceae
Geranium carolinianum L. var. confertiflorum Fernald
Carolina crane's-bill, Carolina geranium
Geranium: from the Greek geranos, "crane," from the beak-like fruit
carolinianum: from Carolinas
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | annual, up to 24" tall, hairy forb; several stems with many branches |
| Flower: | pink, 5-parted, 2/3" wide, stalked, petals slightly notched; inflorescence a many-flowered, dense, umbel-like, stalked cluster; blooms May-Aug. |
| Leaf: | widely kidney-shaped in outline, palmately-divided almost to the base usually into 5-9 deeply-toothed lobes |
| Habitat: | dry; barrens, disturbed areas; in sandy soil |
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