Common name:
French cranesbill
Family:
Scientific name:
Geranium endressii
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered places across lowland regions of the British Isles. An introduced species, native to France
Height:
Up to 80 cm
Habitat:
Verges, pathways, hedgerows
Flowers:
In pairs, attached by long, curving pedicels lined by spreading hairs. Flowers are around 25 mm across, with five shallowly-notched pink petals, crossed by (slightly) darker veins. Calyx lobes have darker green veins, and a bristle at the tip
Leaves:
Hairy, palmately divided around two-thirds to the base into three or five large-toothed lobes
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
