Geranium dissectum 刻葉老鸛草, 裂葉老鸛草, 深裂老鸛草

Common name: Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
Scientific name: Geranium dissectum 刻葉老鸛草, 裂葉老鸛草, 深裂老鸛草
Genus: Geranium 老鸛草屬
Family: Geraniaceae 牻牛兒苗科, cranesbill family

Origin: Archaeophyte (established before 1500 AD). It has a European Southern-temperate distribution.  

Date: 16th July

fruits

already split open fruits

Geranium molle 柔毛牻牛兒苗, 軟毛老鸛草

Common name: Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
Scientific name: Geranium molle 柔毛牻牛兒苗, 軟毛老鸛草
Genus: Geranium 老鸛草屬
Family: Geraniaceae 牻牛兒苗科, cranesbill family

Origin: native

Date: 1st Aug

Erodium cicutarium 芹葉牻牛兒苗

Common name: Common Stork's-bill
Scientific name:  Erodium cicutarium 芹葉牻牛兒苗
Genus: Erodium 牻牛兒苗屬
Family: Geraniaceae 牻牛兒苗科, cranesbill family

Origin: native

Date: 15th July

flower bud

flower

fruits

Geranium robertianum 漢葒魚腥草, 纖細老鸛草

Common name: Herb Robert
Scientific name: Geranium robertianum 漢葒魚腥草, 纖細老鸛草
Genus: Geranium 老鸛草屬
Family: Geraniaceae 牻牛兒苗科, cranesbill family

Origin: native

Date: 28th June

3-5 leaflets deeply cut

leaf stem hairy

Sepals have long thin tip and very long hairs with tiny glandular tips. Flower stem hairy. Leafs sparsely hairy.

Flower 11-16 mm in diameter. Pink petals with prominent white lines. (White form not uncommon. ) Petals are rounded, without a notch. Orange or purple anthers.

fruits

split open fruits

Geranium pratense 草地老鸛草

Common name: Meadow Cranesbill
Scientific name: Geranium pratense 草地老鸛草
Genus: Geranium 老鸛草屬
Family: Geraniaceae 牻牛兒苗科, cranesbill family

Origin: native

Date: 19th June

A tall erect plant, can reach up to 80 cm.

leaves are deeply divided

flowers in pairs

petals apex rounded 

fruits (23rd July)