Doves Foot Cranes Bill - Geranium molle, species information page

Doves Foot Cranes Bill - Geranium molle

Height up to 20cm (8in). A spreading, very hairy annual of dry, grassy places including roadside verges. Common and widespread throughout the country, especially in the South. Leaves are hairy and rounded but margins cut into 5-7 lobes. Pairs of pink flowers, 5-10mm (0.25-0.5in) across, appear April - August.

Other species in the family -
Herb Robert - G. robertainium.
Cut Leaved Cranesbill - G. dissectum.
Shining Cranesbill - G. lucidum.
Round Leaved Cranesbill - G. rotundifolium.
Bloody Cranesbill - G. sanguieum.
Small flowered Cranesbill - G. pusillum.
Rock Cranesbill - G. macrorrhizum.
Long Stalked Cranesbill - G. columbinum.
Wood Cranesbill - G. sylvaticum, with purple flowers.
Dusky Cranesbill - G. phaeum, has black/purple or brown flowers.
and Meadow Cranesbill - G. pratense, with violet/blue lowers.

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