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Cranesbill

Geranium maculatum

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

This perennial has a showy five petaled flower at the top of a leafy stem. Leaves are deeply cut into 5 or 6 parts. The seed head looks like a cranes bill when it open to release the seed.

Habitat:

Edge of Lake Lewisville

Reference Links:

Geranium maculatum (Spotted geranium) | NPIN

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PublishedMay 9, 2013

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