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GERANIACEAE
(
G
)
Geranium Family (
Wf
)
geranos, = a crane.
(seed pod resembles head and beak of a crane)
(
LS
)
GERANIUM
(
G
)
Geranium, Crane's Bill (
Le
)
geranos, = a crane;
-ium, = ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
(seed pod resembles head and beak of a crane)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)
PELARGONIUM
(
G
)
Pelargonium, Stork's Bill, Malva (
Le
)
pelargos, = a stork;
-ium, = ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
(the fruit resembles the beak of a stork)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)
ERODIUM
(
G
)
Heron's Bill (
Le
)
erodios, = the heron or hern.
(the seed pod resembles the head and beak of a heron)
(
LS
,
Le
)