Geranium bicknellii

 Bicknell's geranium

Names and Myths

Geranium From the Greek geranos or crane - refers to the seed case, which resembles a cranes bill,

bicknellii for Eugene Pintard Bicknell 1859-1925

Natural history / Folklore

A northern species found at higher elevations and on into Canada. In Canada it is considered a weed of fields and roadsides.45

Description

Spring and early summer, rose-purple flowers born singly or in pairs in the leaf axials.

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