little-robin

Geranium purpureum

Member of geraniums and cranesbills (genus Geranium)
geranium family (family Geraniaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple in flowering plants

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• very similar to herb robert (Geranium robertianum), but with a small flower
• stem hairs soft
• leaf blade 3–8.7 cm wide, divided > 90% to base
• 5 leaf segments, ± sessile to short-stalked, pinnately lobed to dissected
• pedicel 5–10 mm
• petals 5–9.5 mm, rounded, pink to red-purple
• anthers ± yellow
• stigma lobes pink to medium purple

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Chris’s observations: 11 (10 are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 3
• Bear Creek Redwoods OSP
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
• Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills
• Saratoga Gap OSP
• Sierra Azul OSP
• Sunol Wilderness RP
• Wilder Ranch SP

Months:

• Apr.: 4
• May: 6
• Jun.: 0
• Jul.: 0
• Aug.: 0
• Sep.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Geranium purpureum → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora