Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

GERANIUM (G)
Geranium, Crane's Bill (Le)
Family: GERANIACEAE

geranos, = a crane;
-ium, = ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
(seed pod resembles head and beak of a crane)
(LS, BL, Le)

Geranium flanaganii

Location: (K)

For Henry George Flanagan (1861-1919).**
(Ch)

Geranium incanum var. incanum (La)
Cape Geranium (Wf) Cape Crane's Bill, Bergtee, Vrouebossie (PS)
Location: (F, K)

in- = denotes either rest or motion within, or into a place or thing; in, within, on, upon, among, at; into, to, towards;
canus, = white, hoary; grey hairs– frequently of the grey hair of the aged.
incanus, = quite gray, hoary.
(covered with very short dense hairs, placed so closely as to give an appearance of whiteness to the surface from which they grow)
(ld, BL)

Geranium molle (alien and naturalised) (La)
Cranesbill, Dove's Foot (PS)
Location: (F, P)

mollis, = easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate.
(soft, pliant).
(ld, BL, Cw)

Geranium nyassense (La)

Location: (F)

nyassa, = Nyassa, name of a people in Malawi;
-ensis, = indicates country or place of growth or origin or habitat.
(Ox, BL)

Geranium pyrenaicum (La)

Location: (F)

pyrenaicus, pyrenaeus, = the Pyrenees;
-icus, = indicates ‘belonging to’.
(Alien)
(BL)