8/28/2023 0 Comments Wild bleeding heart fact![]() ![]() Cranesbill and Storksbill are two other common names of Wild Geranium describing this likeness. Papery seed capsules, which split lengthwise into five long peels, look like a crane or stork. Though this name seems questioning, it actually refers to the shape of the seed pod, not the flower. ![]() Geranium is derived from the Greek word geranos, which means crane. Apart from wild geranium the plant is also known as spotted Cranesbill, spotted geranium, crowfoot, cranesbill, wild crane’s-bill, American cranesbill, alumroot, alum bloom, storks bill, chocolate flower, old Maid’s Night Cap, rockweed, sailor’s Knot and shame face. The plant is native to eastern North America, all the way from Manitoba and Quebec to Alabama and west to Oklahoma and South Dakota. Geranium maculatum commonly known as Wild Geranium is a clump-forming woodland perennial plant from the genus Geranium and belongs to the Geraniaceae family. ![]()
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