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Geranium californicum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Geraniaceae

Scientific name
  
Geranium californicum

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Geraniales

Genus
  
Geranium

Higher classification
  
Crane's-bill

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Similar
  
Crane's‑bill, Geranium kauaiense, Geranium arboreum, Geranium multiflorum, Geraniaceae

Geranium californicum is a species of Geranium known by the common name California cranesbill. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the Sierra Nevada and coastal ranges in the southern part of the state.

Description

This is a perennial herb topping half a meter in maximum height. Its thin, hairy stems have many wide, palmate leaves divided into several segments which are subdivided into small lobes. Flowers appear singly or in pairs on small stalks. Each has five pointed sepals beneath five rounded to oval-shaped petals which may have slight notches in the ends. The petals are up to 1.5 centimeters long and white to pale pink or lavender with deeper lavender veining.

References

Geranium californicum Wikipedia