Geranium dissectum

Cranesbill

Family: Geraniaceae · Type: annual · Not Native

Conservation status: Cal-IPC Yes

Cranesbill is a naturalized annual herb found in the California Floristic Province in open, disturbed sites at elevations below 1,300 meters. Flowering from March to July, this plant produces rose-purple flowers with petals approximately 3 to 6 millimeters long that are slightly notched at the tip. Growing with ascending to erect stems 7 to 70 centimeters tall covered in rough, spreading hairs, it has a distinctive growth habit. Its leaves are divided almost to the base, with 5 to 7 rhombic segments creating an intricate, lacy appearance. The fruit develops as a smooth mericarp with a narrow 11 to 14 millimeter beak, typical of the geranium family.

Habitat: Open, disturbed sites

Bloom period: Mar-Jul

Elevation: < 1300 m

Bioregions: CA-FP

California counties: San Luis Obispo, Butte, Santa Cruz, Lake, San Mateo, San Francisco, Sonoma, Monterey, Mendocino, Alameda, Santa Clara, Marin, Fresno, Madera, San Diego, Riverside, Tulare, Humboldt, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Calaveras, Orange, San Bernardino, Amador, Yolo, Los Angeles, El Dorado, Placer, Colusa, Nevada, Napa, Solano, Yuba, San Joaquin, Sacramento, Sutter, Mariposa, Contra Costa, Tehama, Trinity, Glenn, Tuolumne, Del Norte, Stanislaus, Merced, Kern

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.