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Wood Cranesbill
Geranium sylvaticum
46.2503, 5.96577
Field Notes
Description:
Wood cranesbill or Woodland geranium is a hardy herbaceous perennial of Geraniaceae family, growing up to some 70 cm in height. Pinkish flowers of some 3cm in diameter.
Habitat:
Associated with forests,and usually observed on edges of mountain forests - here , on edges of mixed forest of Jura Natural Reserve, at some 900 m of altitude.
Notes:
Some literature mentioned that the plant possess antihemorrhagic and cicatrizant (would healing) effects; as well as generally fortifying properties... but I did not find how t is used.
Reference Links:
Geranium sylvaticum - Wikipedia
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PublishedMay 27, 2018
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