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Geranium versicolor L.

pencilled cranesbill (Geraniaceae)

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Geranium versicolor is a Mediterranean species, similar to Geranium × oxonianum, but with petals that are paler and curve more strongly backwards at the tip.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2021-06-24

 pencilled cranesbill / Geranium versicolor: _Geranium versicolor_ is a Mediterranean species, similar to _Geranium_ × _oxonianum_, but with petals that are paler and curve more strongly backwards at the tip.

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