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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Geranium molle is a ANNUAL growing to 0.4 m (1ft 4in). It is in flower from April to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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Anodyne Astringent Vulnerary
The plant is considered to be anodyne, astringent and vulnerary[240].
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Other Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Succeeds in any moderately fertile retentive soil in a sunny position[200]. Tolerates a wide range of soil types[200]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits[233].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring or autumn. Larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation (Dagestan) TROPICAL ASIA: India (northwest) EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Madeira Islands), Algeria (north), Egypt (north), Libya (north), Morocco, Tunisia
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Bauhinia purpurea | Orchid Tree, Purple Butterfly Tree, Mountain Ebony, Geranium Tree, Purple Bauhinia | Tree | 10.0 |
9-12
| F | LM | SN | M | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Geranium bicknellii | Bicknell's cranesbill | Annual/Biennial | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 1 | 1 | |
| Geranium dissectum | Cut-Leafed Cranesbill, Cutleaf geranium | Annual | 0.6 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | M | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Geranium erianthum | Wooly Geranium | Perennial | 0.3 |
3-7
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 1 | |
| Geranium incanum | Geranium, Cranesbill | Perennial | 0.4 |
4-9
| F | LMH | N | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Geranium lucidum | Shining geranium | Annual | 0.5 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | DM | 0 | 1 | |
| Geranium macrorrhizum | Bigroot Geranium | Perennial | 0.5 |
4-8
| F | LMH | FSN | DM | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Geranium maculatum | Spotted Cranesbill, Spotted geranium, Crowfoot, Wild Geranium, Cranesbill | Perennial | 0.6 |
3-10
| M | LMH | N | MWe | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Geranium nepalense | Nepalese Crane's Bill | Perennial | 1.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | M | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Geranium ocellatum | | Annual | 0.3 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 0 | 1 | |
| Geranium pilosum | | Perennial | 0.3 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Geranium potentilloides | Native Carrot, Cinquefoil geranium | Perennial | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Geranium pratense | Meadow Crane's Bill, Meadow geranium, Geranium | Perennial | 1.2 |
5-9
| F | LMH | N | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Geranium pusillum | Small geranium | Perennial | 1.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | DM | 0 | 1 | |
| Geranium robertianum | Herb Robert, Robert geranium | Annual/Biennial | 0.4 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | DM | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Geranium rotundifolium | Roundleaf geranium | Annual | 0.4 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | M | 0 | 1 | |
| Geranium sibiricum | Siberian geranium | Perennial | 0.2 |
5-9
| | LMH | N | M | 0 | 1 | |
| Geranium solanderi | Solander's Geranium | Perennial | 0.6 |
-
| | LMH | N | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Geranium sylvaticum | Wood Cranesbill, Woodland geranium | Perennial | 1.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | FSN | M | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Geranium thunbergii | Thunberg's geranium | Perennial | 0.3 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | M | 1 | 1 | |
| Geranium tuberosum | | Perennial | 0.3 |
7-10
| | LMH | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
| Geranium viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium, Sticky purple geranium | Perennial | 0.8 |
6-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 2 | |
| Geranium wallichianum | | Perennial | 0.3 |
6-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Geranium wilfordii | | Perennial | 0.6 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Heuchera americana | Rock Geranium, American alumroot, Alumroot, Coral Bells, Rock Geranium | Perennial | 0.5 |
4-9
| M | LM | SN | M | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pelargonium australe | Ivy Geranium | Perennial | 0.3 |
8-11
| | LM | N | DM | 1 | 1 | |
| Pelargonium capitatum | Rose-Scented Geranium | Shrub | 0.6 |
8-11
| | LM | N | DM | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pelargonium crispum | Lemon Geranium | Shrub | 0.7 |
8-11
| | LM | SN | DM | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Pelargonium exstipulatum | Pennyroyal Geranium | Shrub | 1.0 |
8-11
| | LM | N | DM | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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