Geranium lucidum - L.

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Synonyms

Habitats

 Hedgerow; East Wall. In. South Wall. In. West Wall. In.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal Uses

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Astringent;  Diuretic.

The plant is diuretic and astringent[240].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Succeeds in any moderately fertile retentive soil in a sunny position[200]. Most members of this genus tolerate a wide range of soil types[200], though this species is said to require a calcareous soil[17]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits[233].

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Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ.

Other Names

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Found In

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Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Author

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Botanical References

17200

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Readers comment

Ginny Alfriend   Tue Mar 30 21:07:55 2004 this is an invasive species in western Oregon Dale McBride, Eugene Oregon - member of the Arboretum.   Fri Mar 3 2006 This plant DOES grow in the shade. It is overwhelming large swaths of understory at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene Oregon. Specifically, it is thriving and spreading like wildfire in the litter under Oregon oaks and Douglas firs. I noticed some small patches of these plants along a couple of the seasonal streams about 10 years ago. During the past three years the population has exploded exponentially. It is everywhere! Are there biological options to explore? John Bredesen, Eugene Masonic Cemetery   Sun May 21 2006 John Bredesen, Eugene, Oregon, President of Board, Eugene Masonic Cemetery Geranium is growing very well under a canopy of mature Douglas Firs. In an attemp to eradicate a patch last year, we rototilled and then covered that area with bark mulch. This year it's back in full force. We're going to resort to propane burning while we can to see if that will have any long lasting effects. Molly Widmer   Tue Feb 17 2009 This weed is spreading like wildfire in our endangered oak woodlands in western Oregon. Where it has invaded on top of established camas stands near my house, the camas has actually ceased to come up through the mats in one year! And camas is a TOUGH, LONG-LIVED native, one of the last to disappear from our fields and hedgerows! This invasive needs no obvious disturbance, and the land I'm referring to has never been ploughed or built on. The camas stands here could be tens to hundreds of years old, but this very tough native bulb is no match for the Geranium lucidum. It is a very noticeable effect: in areas once covered by stands of pure Camas that I've lived next to for 15 years, there are now large, flattened circles of pure shining geranium with NO camas coming through at all. QR Code What's this? This is a QR code (short for Quick Response) which gives fast-track access to our website pages. QR Codes are barcodes that can be read by mobile phone (smartphone) cameras. This QR Code is unique to this page. All plant pages have their own unique code. For more information about QR Codes click here. 1. Copy and print the QR code to a plant label, poster, book, website, magazines, newspaper etc and even t-shirts. 2. Smartphone users scan the QR Code which automatically takes them to the webpage the QR Code came from. 3. Smartphone users quickly have information on a plant directly for the pfaf.org website on their phone. Add a comment If you have important information about this plant that may help other users please add a comment or link below. Only comments or links that are felt to be directly relevant to a plant will be included. If you think a comment/link or information contained on this page is inaccurate or misleading we would welcome your feedback at admin@pfaf.org. If you have questions about a plant please use the Forum on this website as we do not have the resources to answer questions ourselves. * Please note: the comments by website users are not necessarily those held by PFAF and may give misleading or inaccurate information. To leave a comment please Register or login here All comments need to be approved so will not appear immediately. Subject : Geranium lucidum   Plant Uses Edible Uses Medicinal Uses Other Plant uses Woodland Gardening Why Perennial Plants? Top Edible Plants Top Medicinal Plants Garden Design Habitats Translations Content Content Help Bookshop Support Us Blog Links Old Database Search Suppliers Contact About Us PFAF Newsletter *Email Address Stay informed about PFAFs progress, challenges and hopes by signing up for our free email ePost. You will receive a range of benefits including: * Important announcements and news * Exclusive content not on the website * Updates on new information & functionality of the website & database We will not sell or share your email address. You can unsubscribe at anytime. All the information contained in these pages is Copyright (C) Plants For A Future, 1996-2012. Plants For A Future is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Charity No. 1057719, Company No. 3204567, Web Design & Management This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Some information cannot be used for commercial reasons or be modified (but some can). Please view the copyright link for more information.