Glandular Crane's-bill (Geranium platypetalum)

Glandular Crane's-bill, a reference photo — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Geranium platypetalum, commonly called glandular crane's-bill or broad-petaled geranium, is a herbaceous plant species in the family Geraniaceae. It is native to Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and the Russian Federation, and is cultivated as a garden subject, under a number of different cultivar names. It has blue-to-purple coloured flowers.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Glandular Crane's-bill 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 renardii
Geranium saxatile
Geranium gymnocaulon
Geranium platyanthum
Geranium ruprechtii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species: Geranium platypetalum

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