Geranium dissectum
(Cut-leaf Geranium)
Geranium dissectum, Huntsville State Park, Walker Co. 7561
Geranium dissectum, Huntsville State Park, Walker Co. 7566
Geranium dissectum, Huntsville State Park, Walker Co. 7553
Geranium dissectum, Huntsville State Park, Walker Co. 7554
| Scientific Name | Geranium dissectum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GEDI |
| Common Name | Cut-leaf Geranium, Cut-leaf Crane's-bill | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 29135 |
| Family | Geraniaceae (Geranium) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various soil types in open areas, roadsides, waste areas. Plant: Annual or biennial 4 to 24 inches tall; spreading to erect stems that are loosely branched and covered with short hairs. 1 to 2 feet tall. Leaves: Opposite and petiolate, deeply-dissected leaves that are up to 2-3/8 inches wide overall with five to seven lobes; lower leaves further divided into shallow lobes and upper divided into linear, pointed segments. Inflorescence: Small pink to magenta or rose flowers about 3/8-inch in diameter in groups atop short, densely-hairy stalks arising from leaf axils; each flower with five obovate petals about 0.2-inch long with rounded, notched tip; five green, densely hairy elliptic-lanceolate sepals alternating with petals, the same length or longer than the petals; ten stamens in two series surrounding the pistil which has one elongated style column and five linear stigmas. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Introduced |
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