Geranium thunbergii (Thunberg's geranium) is a cranesbill species that is commonly known as Japanese geranium or Japanese cranesbill. It is one of the most popular folk medicines and also an official antidiarrheic drug in Japan. It is called ゲンノショウコ.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Thunberg's Geranium being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Geranium nepalense
- Geranium wilfordii
- Geranium seemannii
- Geranium rectum
- Geranium wislizeni
- Geranium suzukii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Geraniales
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Geranium
- Species
- Geranium thunbergii
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