Geranium rotundifolium can be identified by its shallowly-cut leaves, with broad segments, the spreading calyx lobes, the unnotched petals, and the relatively small flowers
Common name:
Round-leaved cranesbill
Family:
Scientific name:
Geranium rotundifolium
Main flower color:
Range:
Southern England
Height:
Up to 40 cm
Habitat:
Dry locations, rocky, sandy or grassy, often calcareous
Flowers:
Five relatively short (around 6 mm in length), unnotched petals, only slightly longer than the five spreading calyx lobes which are pointed at the tip though do not terminate in a bristle, and are crossed by a midvein and a pair of side veins. Flowers are attached by stalks of up to 1.5 cm, which have a covering of white hairs, topped by reddish glands
Fruit:
Green, downy, five-angled cylinders
Leaves:
Rounded in outline; divided about half way (or less) into three, five or seven broad lobes, themselves slightly divided. Attached by long stalks, and covered with downy hairs
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
