Geranium carolinianum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Geranium carolinianum L.

Carolina geranium

2021 Ron Vanderhoff

2004 Carol W. Witham

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2021 Ron Vanderhoff

2009 Zoya Akulova

Geranium carolinianum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (618 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Geranium
Family:	Geraniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum
JEF	Geranium carolinianum var. sphaerospermum
JEF	Geranium sphaerospermum

Information about Geranium carolinianum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GECA5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/07/2023).