Wild, or spotted geranium (Geranium maculatum)
Member of the Geranium (Geraniaceae) family. Found in moist woods, grows 1 to 3 feet, April - July, blooms April-June. Flowers are 5-petaled, purple to rose, loosely clustered above paired leaves. Leaves are deeply lobed and toothed. Fruits beaklike. Also called "cranesbill" because of the the bill-like capsule where the seeds are stored.
To learn more
about Wild
geranium (Spotted geranium), visit
its profile at the USDA Plants Database
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