Geranium carolinianum
L.
Carolina geranium
Geranium carolinianum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
streambanks
Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities
[Wikipedia] Wildlife Uses: Insect visitors that have been observed collecting nectar include long-tongued bees (Megachile spp.), short-tongued bees (Halictid bees), and flower flies (Syrphids) who, in the larval stage, can provide early, cool-season aphid control. Northern Bobwhite Quails as well as Mourning Doves are known to eat the seeds of the plant.[15] It is also a preferred winter forage for White-tailed Deer in the Southeast, with an average of 19 percent crude protein in the vegetative state.[16] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
