Home     Plant Identification       Herb Index     

---

Geranium Potentilloides

Common Name	Soft Crane's Bill
Family	Geraniaceae
Description	Perennial prostrate scrambling herb often rooting at nodes. Grows from a thick branched taproot.
size	Up to 600 mm long
Leaf	Leaves are deeply divided into 5 to7 3-pronged lobes each lobe having a central vein.
Flower	Single flowers to 15mm wide, on primary stalks to 35mm long, anthers yellow. Sepals oval, downy with longer curved hairs on base & margins.
Flower Season	September to March
Fruit	Beaked fruit  to 20mm long.
Propagation	From seed, stem layering.
Details	Naturally occurring plants in moist well drained soils in sheltered sites. Semi-shade to full shade.
Attracts	Small wasps, native bee.
Conservation Status	Common, not threatened
Special Note	Tap root used as food source by aborigines.

<< Click photos to enlarge >>

Plant

Leaf

Flower

Flower