Geranium ciliocarpum
Variable Cranesbill
Prostrate scrambling perennial herb with turnip-shaped to egg-shaped taproot. Dense short & long recurved hairs on stems.
Additional information
- SynonymGeranium sp. 2, Separated from Geranium solanderi
- FamilyGeraniaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizestems to 80 cm long
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesKidney-shaped to round leaves to 4 cm long, deeply divided into 5-7 lobes, divided again into 3 lobes with blunt to squarish tips.
- Flower colourPale pink to white with translucent veins
- Flowering timeAugust to January
- FlowersSingle or paired flowers to 12 mm wide, on primary stalks 7-36 mm long, anthers lemon to yellow. Sepals oval, downy with scattered long curved hairs. Beaked fruit 14 mm.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsDry soils in woodland and open forest. Full sun to partial shade.
- Garden useDelicate herb for dry gardens.
- Commercially availableUnlikely to be available within the Shire of Yarra Ranges
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Aboriginal Use Food - taproot roasted
- Related speciesSpecial features - Turnip-shaped taproot, stems hairy, hairs on leaves curved, sparsely below, may be absent above, pale single or paired veined flowers.
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Photographer/s: 1, 4, 5 Peter Kinchington ©; 2 Richard Hartland ©; 3 Helen Moss ©
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