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Geranium rotundifolium L.

round-leaved cranesbill (Geraniaceae)

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Geranium rotundifolium has the most shallowly divided leaves (less than half-way) of our small-flowered crane’s-bills.

Church Norton (VC13: West Sussex); 2017-08-14

 round-leaved cranesbill / Geranium rotundifolium: _Geranium rotundifolium_ has the most shallowly divided leaves (less than half-way) of our small-flowered crane’s-bills.

Geranium rotundifolium is native to southern England, South Wales and southern Ireland, but is extending its range northwards.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-17

 round-leaved cranesbill / Geranium rotundifolium: _Geranium rotundifolium_ is native to southern England, South Wales and southern Ireland, but is extending its range northwards.

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