greece's flora: Dovesfoot Cranesbill (Geranium molle)

Monday, April 16, 2012

Dovesfoot Cranesbill (Geranium molle)

Menidi, Aitoloakarnania

Geranium molle or commonly known as Dovesfoot Cranesbill or Dovesfoot Geranium (γεράνι ή καλόγερος) belongs to the Geraniaceae family. It is native to the Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas but it has naturalised in other parts of Europe. It is an annual plant with small pink-purplish flowers. It is a highly branched plant quite hairy and it can be up to 40cm high.

Menidi, Aitoloakarnania

5 comments:

Giga said...: Ma śliczne delikatne i w ładnym kolorze kwiatki. Pozdrawiam.
Έχει ένα όμορφο λεπτό χρώμα και όμορφα λουλούδια. Δικός σου.; April 16, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Marijke said...: What a beautiful wild geranium I never saw it before. Thanks so much for sharing and giving the welcome background information.
Have a lovely evening
Marijke; April 16, 2012 at 10:26 AM
CameraCruise said...: It's beautiful!
I've never seen it before either.
Thanks for sharing.
Wish you a wonderful weekend.
Mette; April 20, 2012 at 2:48 AM
Joop Zand said...: These flowers are so fragile but have very nice colors.....you have made good shots again.

Greetings, Joop; April 26, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Dani P. said...: Και θέλω κάτι γεράνια στον κήπο μου :). θα ψάξω για σπόρια.; April 27, 2012 at 6:13 AM