Geraniaceae
Bicknell's cranesbill
Geranium bicknellii
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Geranium
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Bicknell's cranesbill
- Swedish
- Indiannäva
Synonyms
- Geranium bicknellii var. bicknellii
- Geranium bicknellii var. longipes (S.Watson) Fernald
- Geranium carolinianum var. longipes S.Watson
- Geranium longipes (S.Watson) Goodd.
- Geranium nemorale Suksd.
- Geranium nemorale var. bicknellii (Britton) Fernald
- Geranium venezuelae R.Knuth
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 602 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Plant problems
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Charlie Pavlisich, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Coby Marc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ian Adams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Coby Marc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Peter Derrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.