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Geranium macrorrhizum L.
bigrooted geranium (cranesbill)
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Geranium macrorrhizum
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Introduction

Cultivated perennial occasionally persists from apparent garden dumpings. Collected from Metro Vancouver (Lomer 9841 @ UBC), Salt Spring Island (Lomer 9860 @ UBC) and Vancouver Island (Lomer 9905 @ UBC).

Author: Frank Lomer, Honorary Research Associate, University of British Columbia Herbarium

Bigrooted geranium is an easy-to-grow quickly-spreading geranium which can provide groundcover in garden settings. This perennial is sun and shade tolerant, drought tolerant, and pest resistant.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
	Unlisted	Non-established	Not Listed

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Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer

Additional Photo Sources

UBC Herbarium Scanned Collection Record
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UT Austin's Native Plant Database
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General References

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Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-18 1:05:49 AM ]

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