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Carolina Crane's-bill
( Geranium carolinianum )
Geranium carolinianum
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About Carolina Crane's-bill (Geranium carolinianum)
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Geranium carolinianum
is a species of geranium known by the common name Carolina crane's-bill, or Carolina geranium. It is native to North America, where it is widespread and grows in many types of habitat. This is an annual herb reaching just over half a meter in maximum height. It has erect stems covered in spiky hairs. The palmate leaves are several centimeters wide and divided into usually five segments which are each subdivided into elegantly pointed lobes. The inflorescence is a cluster of one to several small flowers. Each flower has five pointed sepals and five notched petals in shades of white to lavender. The fruit has a hairy body and a style up to 1. 5 centimeters long. Noted visitors for nectar include long-tongued bees (Megachile spp. ), short-tongued bees (Halictid), and flower flies (Syrphid) whom in the larval stage can be early cool season aphid control. Mourning Doves have been observed eating the seeds.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual Herb
Size
1.6 ft tall
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 17
likely
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Painted Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta
Arachnis picta
*
Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba
Megalographa biloba
*
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
Helicoverpa zea
*
Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
Spilosoma virginica
*
Common Gray
Anavitrinella pampinaria
Anavitrinella pampinaria
*
Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens
Chloridea virescens
*
Yellowstriped Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Landscaping Information
Common uses
Bird Gardens
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.7" - 70.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 1.85", Coldest Month: 34.0" - 57.5", Hottest Month: 57.7" - 86.2", Humidity: 0.32" - 37.04", Elevation: 1" - 5871"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Carolina Geranium
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Geranium carolinianum
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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