Geranium potentilloides
Soft Crane's-bill at Farringdon, NSW
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| Geranium potentilloides | BettyDonWood | 28 Nov 2018 | |
| Geranium potentilloides | BettyDonWood | 28 Nov 2018 | |
| Geranium neglectum | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Nov 2018 | |
| Geranium antrorsum | BettyDonWood | 26 Nov 2018 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 26 Nov 2018 |
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Less than 10cm in height, but spread a little wider than that.
7 comments
27 Nov 2018
https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/plants_se_nsw/key/plants_se_nsw/Media/Html/entities/geranium_antrorsum.htm
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27 Nov 2018
My first thought was Geranium neglectum, but decided not because the points on the sepals are not as noticeable as on this. I have asked Jackie to have a look at it.
https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/plants_se_nsw/key/plants_se_nsw/Media/Html/entities/geranium_neglectum.htm
https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/plants_se_nsw/key/plants_se_nsw/Media/Html/entities/geranium_neglectum.htm
27 Nov 2018
Neglectum is 25-35 mm diameter, mucro (the little abrupt point) on the tips of the sepals 0.5-1 mm long. Antrorsum petals are 5-12 mm long, mucro on the tips of the sepals to 2 mm long. Potentilloides petals are 4-8.5 mm long, no mucro on the sepals mentioned.
This seems to point towards Geranium neglectum.
Christine, can you remember what the flower diameter was?
This seems to point towards Geranium neglectum.
Christine, can you remember what the flower diameter was?
27 Nov 2018
I would be guessing, so would rather not say, but I have added another photo which may give more context. this is a different flower from the same plant.
28 Nov 2018
Thanks Jackie. I am trying to be better at getting the necessary information, but am such an amateur, I don't know which plants are common and easy, and which require more info. Will try to do better :)
It is forest there, and though there is water nearby, and often has plenty of leeches about, at the moment it is pretty dry.
It is forest there, and though there is water nearby, and often has plenty of leeches about, at the moment it is pretty dry.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.607426-35.510455
- Maps Tallaganda State Forest
- Places Farringdon, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2018 10:33 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Collections
- Plants Other Wildflowers & Herbs Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geranium potentilloides
Species information
- Geranium potentilloides Scientific name
- Soft Crane's-bill Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1609.91m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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