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Geranium

Index Geranium

Geranium is a genus of 422 species of flowering annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as the cranesbills. [1]

65 relations: Annual plant, Award of Garden Merit, Bedding (horticulture), Biennial plant, Brown-tail, Capsule (fruit), Carl Linnaeus, Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle, Common name, Crane (bird), Cultivar, Erodium, Family (biology), Floral symmetry, Genus, Geraniaceae, Geranium arboreum, Geranium argenteum, Geranium × magnificum, Geranium caespitosum, Geranium cinereum, Geranium clarkei, Geranium dalmaticum, Geranium dissectum, Geranium endressii, Geranium erianthum, Geranium himalayense, Geranium ibericum, Geranium macrorrhizum, Geranium maculatum, Geranium maderense, Geranium nodosum, Geranium phaeum, Geranium platypetalum, Geranium pratense, Geranium psilostemon, Geranium renardii, Geranium robertianum, Geranium sanguineum, Geranium subcaulescens, Geranium sylvaticum, Geranium viscosissimum, Geranium wallichianum, Ghost moth, Greek language, Gynodioecy, Horticulture, Humus, International Association for Plant Taxonomy, Larva, ..., Leaf, Lepidoptera, List of cranesbill species, Mediterranean Basin, Mouse moth, Pelargonium, Pelargonium graveolens, Perennial plant, Plant, Plant propagation, Protocarnivorous plant, Royal Horticultural Society, Seed dispersal, Species, Temperate climate. Expand index (15 more) »

Annual plant

An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one year, and then dies.

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Award of Garden Merit

The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

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Bedding (horticulture)

Bedding, in horticulture, refers to the temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.

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Biennial plant

A biennial plant is a flowering plant that takes two years to complete its biological lifecycle.

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Brown-tail

The brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) is a moth of the family Erebidae.

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Capsule (fruit)

In botany a capsule is a type of simple, dry, though rarely fleshy dehiscent fruit produced by many species of angiosperms (flowering plants).

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Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von LinnéBlunt (2004), p. 171.

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Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle

Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (15 June 1746 – 18 August 1800) was an 18th-century French botanist and magistrate.

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Common name

In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, trivial name, trivial epithet, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; this kind of name is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism, which is Latinized.

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Crane (bird)

Cranes are a family, Gruidae, of large, long-legged and long-necked birds in the group Gruiformes.

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Cultivar

The term cultivarCultivar has two denominations as explained in Formal definition.

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Erodium

Erodium is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Geraniaceae.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Floral symmetry

Floral symmetry describes whether, and how, a flower, in particular its perianth, can be divided into two or more identical or mirror-image parts.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Geraniaceae

Geraniaceae is a family of flowering plants placed in the order Geraniales.

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Geranium arboreum

Geranium arboreum is a rare species of geranium known by the common names Hawaiian red-flowered geranium and Hawaii red cranesbill.

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Geranium argenteum

Geranium argenteum, the silvery crane's bill, is an ornamental plant in the Geraniaceae family, which is native to Europe.

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Geranium × magnificum

Geranium × magnificum, the purple cranesbill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium caespitosum

Geranium caespitosum, the purple cluster geranium or pineywoods geranium, is a perennial herb native to the western United States and northern Mexico.

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Geranium cinereum

Geranium cinereum, the ashy cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to the Pyrenees.

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Geranium clarkei

Geranium clarkei, called Clarke's geranium, is a species of flowering plant in the Geraniaceae family, native to India and cultivated for use in gardens.

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Geranium dalmaticum

Geranium dalmaticum, commonly called Dalmatian cranesbill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium in the Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium dissectum

Geranium dissectum or Cut-leaved Crane's-bill is a plant species of the genus Geranium.

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Geranium endressii

Geranium endressii, commonly called Endres cranesbill or French crane's-bill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium erianthum

Geranium erianthum, the woolly geranium, is a flowering plant found in China, Japan, Russia, and North America.

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Geranium himalayense

Geranium himalayense (common names Himalayan crane's-bill or lilac cranesbill) is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium ibericum

Geranium ibericum, commonly called Caucasian crane's-bill or (in North America) Iberian geranium or Caucasus geranium, is a herbaceous plant species in the Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium macrorrhizum

Geranium macrorrhizum is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium maculatum

Geranium maculatum, the wild geranium, spotted geranium, or wood geranium, is a perennial plant native to woodland in eastern North America, from southern Manitoba and southwestern Quebec south to Alabama and Georgia and west to Oklahoma and South Dakota.

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Geranium maderense

Geranium maderense, known as giant herb-Robert or the Madeira cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the Geraniaceae family, native to the island of Madeira.

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Geranium nodosum

Geranium nodosum, the knotted crane's-bill, is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium phaeum

Geranium phaeum, commonly called dusky crane's-bill, mourning widow or black widow, is a herbaceous plant species in the Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium platypetalum

Geranium platypetalum, commonly called glandular crane's-bill or broad-petaled geranium, is a herbaceous plant species in the Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium pratense

Geranium pratense, the meadow crane's-bill or meadow geranium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to Europe and Asia.

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Geranium psilostemon

Geranium psilostemon, commonly called Armenian cranesbill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium renardii

Geranium renardii is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, in the family Geraniaceae.

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Geranium robertianum

Geranium robertianum, commonly known as Herb-Robert, Red Robin, Death come quickly, Storksbill, Fox geranium, Stinking Bob, Squinter-pip (Shropshire), Crow's Foot, or (in North America) Roberts Geranium, is a common species of cranesbill native to Europe and parts of Asia, North America, and North Africa.

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Geranium sanguineum

Geranium sanguineum, common names bloody crane's-bill or bloody geranium, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the cranesbill family Geraniaceae.

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Geranium subcaulescens

Geranium subcaulescens (grey cranesbill) is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family.

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Geranium sylvaticum

Geranium sylvaticum (wood cranesbill, woodland geranium) is a species of hardy flowering plant in the Geraniaceae family, native to Europe and northern Turkey.

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Geranium viscosissimum

Geranium viscosissimum, commonly known as the sticky purple geranium, is a perennial in the Geraniaceae family of flowering plants.

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Geranium wallichianum

Geranium wallichianum is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family.

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Ghost moth

The ghost moth (Hepialus humuli), also known as the ghost swift, is a moth of the family Hepialidae.

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Greek language

Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, elliniká, "Greek", ελληνική γλώσσα, ellinikí glóssa, "Greek language") is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

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Gynodioecy

Gynodioecy is a rare breeding system that is found in certain flowering plant species in which female and hermaphroditic plants coexist within a population.

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Horticulture

Horticulture is the science and art of growing plants (fruits, vegetables, flowers, and any other cultivar).

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Humus

In soil science, humus (derived in 1790–1800 from the Latin humus for earth, ground) denominates the fraction of soil organic matter that is amorphous and without the "cellular cake structure characteristic of plants, micro-organisms or animals." Humus significantly affects the bulk density of soil and contributes to its retention of moisture and nutrients.

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International Association for Plant Taxonomy

The International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) promotes an understanding of plant biodiversity, facilitates international communication of research between botanists, and oversees matters of uniformity and stability in plant names.

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Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

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Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant and is the principal lateral appendage of the stem.

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Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans).

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List of cranesbill species

The genus Geranium contains more than 420 plant species, which are also known as cranesbill or hardy geranium (to distinguish them from Pelargonium species).

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Mediterranean Basin

In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (also known as the Mediterranean region or sometimes Mediterranea) is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate, with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation.

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Mouse moth

The mouse moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

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Pelargonium

Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants which includes about 200 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly known as geraniums (in the United States also storksbills).

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Pelargonium graveolens

Pelargonium graveolens is an uncommon Pelargonium species native to the Cape Provinces and the Northern Provinces of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

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Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.

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Plant

Plants are mainly multicellular, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae.

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Plant propagation

Plant propagation is the process of creating new plants from a variety of sources: seeds, cuttings and other plant parts.

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Protocarnivorous plant

A protocarnivorous plant (sometimes also paracarnivorous, subcarnivorous, or borderline carnivore), according to some definitions, traps and kills insects or other animals but lacks the ability to either directly digest or absorb nutrients from its prey like a carnivorous plant.

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Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.

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Seed dispersal

Seed dispersal is the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Temperate climate

In geography, the temperate or tepid climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes, which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth.

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Crane's Bill, Crane's bill, Crane's-bill, Cranesbill, Geranium (genus), Johnson's Blue.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geranium

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