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Little-Robin
Geranium purpureum
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
Herb RobertGeranium robertianum
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Cut-leaved crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Roundleaf geraniumGeranium rotundifolium
Redstem Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Geranium urbanum
Greater Herb RobertGeranium yeoi
Dove's-foot crane's-billGeranium molle
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,637 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,760 |
| California | 2,091 |
| Portugal | 1,360 |
| France | 1,111 |
| Spain | 1,003 |
| Italy | 786 |
| Occitanie | 475 |
| South Africa | 381 |
| Western Cape | 381 |
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 |
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 Little-Robin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.