Small geranium
Geranium pusillum L.
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Morphology
- Stem
- Spreading or ascending, branched, minutely hirsute.
- Leaves
- Basal and cauline, simple; petiole present; blade reniform in outline, .5 to 1.2 inch long, .2 to .6 inch wide, margins deeply palmately divided nearly to petiole into 5-9 main segments, each segment further divided into several toothed, oblong, or linear lobes.
- Inflorescence
- Cymes, umbel-like, or flowers solitary.
- Flower
- Sepals 5, distinct, ovate, .1 to .16 inch, apex tapered to minute sharp point; petals 5, pink to purple, distinct, wedge-shaped, .08 to .1 inch, apex shallowly to deeply notched; stamens 5; style column .25 to .35 inch; stigmas 5.
- Fruit
- Schizocarps, fusiform, carpel beak coiled outward when dry; seeds brown to black, ellipsoid to ovoid, ca. .06 inch, appressed-pubescent.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Lawns, cemeteries, fields, pastures, and disturbed places.
- Distribution
- Principally east 1/2 of Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
A weedy species that is becoming increasingly common in Kansas. Geranium - from the Greek geranos "crane", alluding to the long fruit and pusillum - "very small".
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Geraniaceae - Geranium Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 4-20 inches
- Origin
- Introduced
- Last Updated
- 2014-01-17
Color Groups
Pink, Red & Orange Wildflowers
Blue, Purple, Lavender & Violet Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: April, May, June, July, August, September