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Plant Details

Geranium maculatum

Scientific Name:	Geranium maculatum
Genus:	Geranium
Species Epithet:	maculatum
Common Name:	Wild Geranium, Spotted Crane's-bill
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Geraniaceae (Geranium Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Pink, Purple
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	April, May, June
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Cove forests, bottomland forests, other mesic, base-rich forests (Weakley 2015). Common in the NC Mountains and Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Opposite, Basal
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Leaves Sprouting
Closeup of Bloom
Buds
Seeds Black Mountain © MB Baumeister
Plants in the mountains tend to have flowers that are a deeper purple-rose color compared to those in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain which tend to be more light pink. Jackson County, NC Bettina Darveaux
A plant from the Piedmont with lighter pink flowers compared to the deeper colored specimens in the mountains. Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Wild geranium seeds, collected from cultivated plants. Watauga Co., NC Annkatrin Rose
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record