Geranium gardneri
Rough Crane's-bill
Prostrate or scrambling perennial herb with rough, short to long recurved hairs & thick, tapering taproot.
Additional information
- SynonymSeparated from Geranium solanderi; Geranium sp. 4
- FamilyGeraniaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizestems to 2 m long
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesCoarsely haired, kidney shaped leaves 1-4 cm long, triangular on upper stems, deeply divided into 3-5 broad, sometimes toothed lobes, again divided 2-3 times; final lobes pointed or rounded ending in a fine point.
- Flower colourBright pink, becoming white towards centre
- Flowering timeOctober to April
- FlowersSingle or paired flowers, to 9 mm wide, on stalks 5-16 mm long, anthers off white with purple lines. Sepals narrow, pointed, hairy with hairy translucent margin. Beaked fruit to 16 mm long.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in high rainfall, open riparian woodland. Semi shade. Restricted distribution within the Shire.
- Garden useA spreading herb for underplanting in moist sheltered positions.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites.
- Aboriginal Use Food - taproot roasted
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Photographer/s: 1-3 Marilyn Bull ©; 4 Neil Blair, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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