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Dove's-foot crane's-bill
Geranium molle
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Cut-leaved crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Roundleaf geraniumGeranium rotundifolium
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Herb RobertGeranium robertianum
Mediterranean Crane's-billGeranium brutium
Redstem Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 154,257 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 144,049 |
| British Columbia | 4,191 |
| United Kingdom | 2,788 |
| California | 2,641 |
| England | 2,581 |
| Canada | 2,094 |
| Italy | 1,854 |
| Washington | 1,628 |
| Spain | 1,367 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | geraniums, bridal wreaths, and allies · Geraniales |
| Family | Geranium family · Geraniaceae |
| Genus | geraniums and cranesbills · Geranium |
Study it in a deck
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
- Plants of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
- Plants of Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Dove's-foot crane's-bill with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.