Geranium palustre L.

Marsh cranesbill (en), Géranium des marais (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Geranium

Characteristics

A perennial gynodioecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.25-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality gynodioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or divisions.
Mode cuttings divisions
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 5
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Geranium palustre habit picture by Rohweder Karsten (cc-by-sa)
Geranium palustre habit picture by Błażej Nowak (cc-by-sa)
Geranium palustre habit picture by Kasia Sojka (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Geranium palustre leaf picture by Александр Александр (cc-by-sa)
Geranium palustre leaf picture by Morgane Desard (cc-by-sa)
Geranium palustre leaf picture by Pascal KONAN-FERRAND (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Geranium palustre flower picture by Vincent Marie (cc-by-sa)
Geranium palustre flower picture by Александр Александр (cc-by-sa)
Geranium palustre flower picture by Peter Zeller (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Geranium palustre fruit picture by Martina Plech (cc-by-sa)
Geranium palustre fruit picture by Manuel Nieto (cc-by-sa)
Geranium palustre fruit picture by Mariusz Staniszewski (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Geranium palustre world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:373430-1
WFO ID wfo-0000701007
COL ID 6KDL7
BDTFX ID 30012
INPN ID 100114
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Geranium duplicatum Geranium purpureum Geranium furcatum Geranium palustre