Geraniaceae

Carolina geranium

Geranium carolinianum L.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 野老鸛草, 野老鹳草, 出山虎, 老鹳草, 野老鹤草
English: Carolina geranium, Carolina crane's-bill
Finnish: Amerikankurjenpolvi
Japanese: アメリカフウロ, アメリカフウロ（亜米利加風露）
Korean: 미국쥐손이
Swedish: Kvarnnäva

Synonyms

Geranium atrum Moench
Geranium carolinianum f. albiflorum B.Boivin
Geranium carolinianum f. carolinianum
Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum
Geranium carolinianum var. confertiflorum Fernald
Geranium carolinianum var. confertifolium Fernald
Geranium carolinianum var. sphaerospermum (Fernald) Breitung
Geranium carolinum Crantz
Geranium carolinum Burm.f.
Geranium dissectum var. carolinianum (L.) Hook.f.
Geranium langloisii Greene
Geranium lanuginosum Jacq.
Geranium lenticulum Raf.
Geranium mobile
Geranium sphaerospermum Fernald
Geranium thermale Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Plant problems

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Photos

Photo: Chihiro H, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Qwertygiy, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paul-in-KY, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.