Showing posts with label Geraniaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geraniaceae. Show all posts

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Wood Crane's-bill (Geranium sylvaticum)

Family: Geraniaceae

Common name: Wood Crane's-bill

Scientific name: Geranium sylvaticum

Date taken: 16/5/2024

Notes: Found on roadsides near pastures. Leaves large. Petals unnotched. Similar to Meadow Crane's-bill (G. pratense) but has blunter teeth on leaves. 






Saturday, May 13, 2023

Shining Crane's-bill (Geranium lucidum)

Family: Geraniaceae

Common name: Shining Crane's-bill

Scientific name: Geranium lucidum

Date taken: 23/4/2023

Notes: Leaves small, palmate, and shiny. Flower petals unnotched. 









Saturday, April 22, 2023

Common Stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium)

Family: Geraniaceae

Common name: Common Stork's-bill

Scientific name: Erodium cicutarium

Date taken: 9/4/2023

Notes: Compared to Musk Stork's-bill (E. moschatum), leaflets are much more deeply divided. Flowers larger than the Sticky Stork's-bill (E. lebelii). With fewer or no glandular hairs, the plant is also much less sticky. 









Friday, April 21, 2023

Musk Stork's-bill (Erodium moschatum)

Family: Geraniaceae

Common name: Musk Stork's-bill

Scientific name: Erodium moschatum

Date taken: 1/4/2023

Notes: Covered with glandular hairs and is very sticky when touched. Leaves pinnate, but leaflets not deeply divided as in the Common Stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium) and Sticky Stork's-bill (E. lebelii)