| Other Names | Wild Geranium | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Geranium carolinianum | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Geranium ( Geraniaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals
Low, soft-hairy, solitary stem, much branched from near base. Flower: To 1/2 in. across. 5 sepals longer than petals. Septals have spinelike tip. 5 rose to pale pink petals. Petals notched. Leaves: To 2 3/8 in across. Alternate, long-stalked, blade almost round in outline, deeply cut or lobed to base in 3-5 segments with each segment again cut or lobed. Long and conspicuous fruit. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 323 Niehaus, Ripper, Savage Peterson Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers p. 292 | |||||||||||||
February - May
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