Geranium carolinianum- Carolina Cranesbill

Author: Heather Catlett

 

photograph courtesy of UGA Herbarium

 

Geranium carolinianum, or Carolina Cranesbill as it is commonly known, is an annual that can be found in almost all the 48 continental states. It grows in the wild and is found in fairly dry areas like fields, thin woods, and in disturbed places like waste sites. The Carolina Cranesbill can grow up to 55 cm tall and has pale pink blooms 4 to 6 mm long which occur from March to June. The "pedicels are about as long as the calyx. Sepals with subulate tips 1 mm long. Stamens 10. Carpels with hairs over .6 mm long."(Duncan et al., 1975). Unlike other species of geraniums, the Carolina Cranesbill is not usually used in gardens but is commonly found in the wild.

 

 

Geranium carolinianum L.

Area

Status

Reference

North America

Yes

 (Duncan et al., 1975)

Eastern North America

Yes

  (Duncan et al., 1975)

Southeastern United States

Yes

  (Duncan et al., 1975)

Southern Appalachian States

Yes

  (Duncan et al., 1975)

Coastal Plain

 Yes

  (Duncan et al., 1975)

Piedmont

 Yes

  (Duncan et al., 1975)

Blue Ridge Mountains

Yes

  (Duncan et al., 1975)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

 Yes

  (Hutson, 1995)

Ridge and Valley

 Yes

  (Duncan et al., 1975)

Cumberland Plateau

 Yes

  (Duncan et al., 1975)

Central Arch

 Yes

  (Duncan et al., 1975)

Georgia

Yes

 UGA Herbarium Specimens

Clarke County, Georgia

Yes

 UGA Herbarium Specimens

Sams Farm

 Possibly

 Personal Opinion

Old Field

 Possibly

 Personal Opinion

Wetlands

 No

 Personal Opinion

Woods

 Possibly

 Personal Opinion

1-Hectare Plot

 No

 Personal Observation

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