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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below. |
| Botanical name: |
Geranium maculatum |
| Common
name: |
Spotted geranium or wild geranium
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| Synonomy: |
n/a
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| Group: |
Dicot
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| Family: |
Geraniaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb
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| Duration: |
Perennial
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| Plant
height: |
1-2'
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| Foliage: |
Leaves palmately divided
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| Flower
color: |
Rose-purple
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| Flower
size: |
1 to 1-1/2 inches across
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| Flowering/fruiting time |
Flowers late April to early June;
fruits late May to early July.
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| Habitat: |
woods
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| Range in
New Jersey: |
Common in woods of northern counties
and frequent in the Middle district and the southern part of Cape May
peninsula.
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| Heritage ranking, if any |
n/a |
| Distribution |
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| Misc.: |
USDA
lists as facultative upland, usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated
probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found on wetlands (estimated
probability 1%-33%). |
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