Scientific Name:	Geranium pratense
Pronunciation:	jur-AY-nee-um pruh-TEN-see
Common Name:	meadow cranesbill
Family Name:	Geraniaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves round, deeply divided into 7-9 lobes and 3-6 inch wide; flowers pale blue (pink cvs.).
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Spreading Form: Irregular Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Central / west Asia, Europe, Garden origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Perennial border, Spring interest Additional Info: Google'. Cultivars shown include G. 'Victor Reiter Jr.'

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Lobed, Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Orbicular Apices: Acuminate, Acute Bases: Cordate Margins: Incised, Palmately lobed

Inflorescence Type: Cyme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Violet, Pink, Blue Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun

Fruit Type: Schizocarp, Achene Fruit Colour: Dark-red, Green Fruiting Time: Aug, Jul Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:

Pest Susceptibility:	Drought resistant

Location(s): (ONW) Overpass North side West Location Map

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