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Plants
of Southern New Jersey
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Plant
Profile
Geranium dissectum L.
cutleaf geranium, cranesbill
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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Geranium dissectum L. |
| Common
name: |
cutleaf geranium, cranesbill |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Geraniaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
annual
biennial |
| Origin: |
introduced |
| Plant
height: |
up to 24" |
| Foliage: |
leaves cut almost to base, 5 to 7 lobes |
| Flower
color: |
pink flowers with 5 notched petals |
| Flower
size: |
2 per stalk; up to 1/2" |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
late spring/early summer |
| Habitat: |
roadsides, weedy places |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
undetermined |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 429. |
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