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Common name: Carolina geranium, Carolina crane's bill
 
Common name: Carolina geranium, Carolina crane's bill
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
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Synonyms: none<ref name=weakley>Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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Varieties: ''Geranium carolianum'' var.  carolinianum''; ''Geranium carolinianum'' var. ''confertiflorum'' Fernald<ref name=weakley/>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 15:45, 30 May 2023

Geranium carolinianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species: G. carolinianum
Binomial name
Geranium carolinianum
Linnaeus
GERA CARO dist.JPG
Natural range of Genusspecies from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: Carolina geranium, Carolina crane's bill

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: Geranium carolianum var. carolinianum; Geranium carolinianum var. confertiflorum Fernald[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

G. carolinianum often occurs as a weed in disturbed areas such as roadsides, fields, and lawns. It can be found growing in moist, semi shaded soils such as loamy sand, sandy loam, and loam.[2]

Associated species of G. carolinianum include Trifolium campestre and Arenaria serpyllifolia.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Andre F. Clewell, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Karen MacClendon, Travis MacClendon, and Cecil R. Slaughter. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Leon, Putnam, Taylor, and Washington. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.