Carolina cranesbill en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of taxonomic name Geranium carolinianum.
Meanings
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Any of the small annual flowering shrubs, native to much of the United States, of species Geranium carolinianum.
G. caroliniaʼnum L. (Cᴀʀᴏʟɪɴᴀ Cʀᴀɴᴇsʙɪʟʟ.) Not perennial. Stems usually decumbent, hairy. Sepals awn-pointed, as long as the notched, rose-coloured or whitish petals.
1926, Henry Byron Spotton, A. Cosens, T. J. Ivey, Wild Plants of Canada: A Flora, with Descriptive Key of Families Represented, page 156:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina cranesbills | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (3)
fi amerikankurjenpolvi (Geranium carolinianum) · mul Geranium carolinianum (Geranium carolinianum) · sv kvarnnäva (Geranium carolinianum)