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Geranium pratense L.

meadow cranesbill (Geraniaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadSlight tendencyE
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Geranium pratense grows in hay-meadows but also occurs as a garden escape.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-19

 meadow cranesbill / Geranium pratense: _Geranium pratense_ grows in hay-meadows but also occurs as a garden escape.

Geranium pratense can be found throughout the British Isles but is probably native in Ireland only along the Causeway Coast, and is not native in peripheral parts of Great Britain.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-19

 meadow cranesbill / Geranium pratense: _Geranium pratense_ can be found throughout the British Isles but is probably native in Ireland only along the Causeway Coast, and is not native in peripheral parts of Great Britain.

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