CAROLINA CRANESBILL
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Geranium carolinianum L.
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| Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas |
| Annual |
| Height: 4-28 inches |
| Family: Geraniaceae - Geranium Family |
| Flowering Period: May, June |
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| Also Called: | | Carolina geranium. | | Stems: | | Erect, branched near base and above, sparsely hairy; branches up to 24 inches long. | | Leaves: | | Alternate, stalked, pale or dull green, circular in outline, 1 to 2.5 inches wide, deeply palmately-divided into 5-9 lobes; lobes cleft or parted; lobe tips blunt. | | Inflorescences: | | Flowers usually in pairs, pairs grouped into loose clusters in upper leaf axils. | | Flowers: | | Small, 1/3 to 1/2 inch across; sepals 5, overlapping, narrowly to broadly ovate, 3-5-nerved, hairy, bristle-tipped; petals 5, about equaling sepals, overlapping, white or pink, tips rounded to blunt; stamens 10. | | Fruits: | | Capsules, slender, 1 to 2 inches long, hairy, with 5 1-seeded cavities at base, prominent column topped by 5 short beaks; seeds oblong, dark brown. | | Habitat: | | Dry waste areas, fields, prairies, pastures, lawns, and roadsides; various soil types. | | Distribution: | | East 2/3 of Kansas. | | Origin: | | Native to North America. | | Comments: | | Carolina cranesbill is a somewhat weedy species that reproduces via seeds. |
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| Carolina cranesbill flower |  | | 66 KB | | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas |
| | Carolina cranesbill leaves |  | | 139 KB | | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas |
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