Geranium sylvaticum

Also known as Wood Crane's-bill

species of plant

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*Geranium sylvaticum* is a species of plant within the family Geraniaceae. It belongs to the genus *Geranium* and is classified under the order Geraniales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. Common names for this taxon include Wood Crane's-bill, Wald-Storchschnabel, Bosooievaarsbek, and kakost lesní.

The species has a recorded range in Xinjiang. It has also been introduced to Illinois, the Netherlands, and Québec. Various institutions, including the University of Alberta Museums and MICH, hold records of the plant. Occurrence data from specific regions indicates presence in Poland, Finland, Canada, Switzerland, and Russia.

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Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGeraniales
FamilyGeraniaceae

Native toAlbania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia

Observations recorded407,267

Гера́нь лесна́я (лат. Geránium sylváticum) — вид многолетних, травянистых растений рода Герань (Geranium) семейства Гераниевые (Geraniaceae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 4,038
With media: 2,472
Family: Geraniaceae
Collections: DEK, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, QUE, CAS, MICH, NHA
Recorded in: Poland, Finland, Canada, Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Geranium
Image: Geranium sylvaticum (1).JPG

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Geranium sylvaticum
Commons category: Geranium sylvaticum
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=419400
Commons gallery: Geranium sylvaticum
taxon common name: gozdna krvomočnica
short name: G. sylvaticum
taxon range: Xinjiang

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Encyclopedic overview

Geranium sylvaticum, the wood cranesbill or woodland geranium, is a species of hardy flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to Europe and northern Turkey.

The Latin specific epithet sylvaticum means "of woodland", referring to the plant's native habitat, as does its common name "wood cranesbill".

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