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Geranium

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Geranium

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Also known as geraniums, cranesbills, cranesbill genus

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Geranium is a genus of plants in the family Geraniaceae, classified within the order Geraniales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The scientific name is Geranium Tourn. ex L., with Linnaeus, 1753 listed as the authority. Common names for the group include Crane's-bills, and it is distinct from the element germanium. The genus is named after Gerana.

The taxon has a capsule fruit type. Records indicate occurrences in Canada, Finland, Mexico, the United States, and Sweden. The genus is accepted in taxonomic databases and has been described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Species

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Geranium

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGeraniales
  5. FamilyGeraniaceae
Observations146,165
Observations recorded4,085,267

General: In Geranium the inflorescence is a cyme sometimes reduced Use: Pelargoniums, geraniums and erodiums are popular Appearance: Number of stamens 10 in Geranium  and 5 in Erodium

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
5,074
With media
3,428
Family
Geraniaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, IBUNAM, ENCB-IPN, CIIDIR-IPN, GH, ECOSUR
Recorded in
Canada, Finland, Mexico, United States, Sweden
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Research

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Description
  • Confusion with ''Pelargonium''
  • Cultivation
  • Cultivars
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Geranium is a genus of 422 species of annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as geraniums or cranesbills. They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, with the greatest diversity in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region.

The palmately cleft leaves are broadly circular in form. The flowers have five petals and are coloured white, pink, purple, or blue, often with distinctive veining. Geraniums will grow in any soil as long as it is not waterlogged. Propagation is by semiripe cuttings in summer, by seed, or by division in autumn or spring.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Geranium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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