Geranium solanderi
Austral Crane's-bill
Trailing or scrambling perennial herb with rounded to turnip-shaped taproot. Short & long spreading and recurved hairs on stems.
Additional information
- FamilyGeraniaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizestems to 50 cm long
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesKidney-shaped to round leaves to 6 cm long, deeply divided into 5-7 lobes, forked 2-3 times or more; tips rounded; stem leaves narrow-lobed. Hairs on upper surface few to none, scattered, curved; few long, spreading hairs below.
- Flower colourBright pink
- Flowering timeOctober to January
- FlowersSingle or paired flowers to 12 mm wide, petals slightly notched, on primary stalks 7-25 mm long, anthers lemon to pink with dark purple lines. Sepals egg-shaped to oblong with tiny tip and scattered long spreading hairs. Beaked fruit 15 mm.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsSeepage areas in moist to dryish grassy woodlands. Partial shade.
- Garden useA bright hardy rockery plant where there is some moisture.
- Commercially availableDue to the revision it is uncertain that plants so marked are correct.
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from few local sites and generally confused with more common species..
- Aboriginal Use Food - taproot roasted
- Related speciesThis species is rare within the Shire and is listed as a Victorian Rare or Threatened Species. With the revision, several species have been separated out from G. solanderi. Other species may also occur within the Shire.
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Photographer/s: 1, 3 Russell Best, NatureShare ©; 2 Marilyn Bull ©
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