Geranium family (Geraniaceae)

The main distinguishing characteristic of plants in the Geranium (or Crane's-bill) family is that the seeds have long beaks (or bills).
There are two genera in the family: Geranium (Crane's-bills), which have palmately-lobed leaves and fruit capsules whose beaks roll up to release the seeds, and Erodium (Stork's-bills), which have pinnate leaves and seed capsules which twist spirally when ripe.

List of flowers currently featured in the Geranium family

Herb Robert Long-stalked Crane's-bill Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Small-flowered Crane's-bill Round-leaved Crane's-bill Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Meadow Crane's-bill
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum 		Long-stalked Crane's-bill
Geranium columbinum 		Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
Geranium molle 		Small-flowered Crane's-bill
Geranium pusillum 		Round-leaved Crane's-bill
Geranium rotundifolium 		Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
Geranium dissectum 		Meadow Crane's-bill
Geranium pratense


Bloody Crane's-bill Shining Crane's-bill Pencilled Crane's-bill Common Stork's-bill
Bloody Crane's-bill
Geranium sanguineum 		Shining Crane's-bill
Geranium lucidum 		Pencilled Crane's-bill
Geranium versicolor 		Common Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium



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