Geraniaceae

Cutleaf geranium

Geranium dissectum L.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium

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Cutleaf geranium (Geranium dissectum) — FlowerPhoto: Pto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (20)

Asturian: Xarta
Bulgarian: Насеченолистен здравец
Catalan: Agulles, Forquetes, Gerani de fulles retallades, Gerani retallat, Gerani de fulla retallada, Géranium découpé
Chinese: 刻叶老鹳草, 多裂老鹳草, 深裂老鹳草
Czech: Kakost dlanitosečný
Danish: Kløftet Storkenæb
Dutch: Slipbladige ooievaarsbek
English: Cutleaf geranium, Cut-leaved cranesbill
Finnish: Liuskakurjenpolvi
French: Géranium découpé, Géranium à feuilles découpées, Géranium disséqué
German: Schlitzblättriger Storchschnabel, Géranium découpé
hsb: Dripata pyskawa
Hungarian: Sallangos gólyaorr
Japanese: オトメフウロ
Lithuanian: Géranium découpé
Polish: Bodziszek porozcinany
Slovak: Pakost strihaný
Slovenian: Nacepljenolistna krvomočnica
Swedish: Fliknäva, Géranium découpé
Welsh: Pig-yr-aran larpiog

Synonyms

Geranium angustifolium Gilib.
Geranium baumgartenianum Schur
Geranium baumgartenianum Schur
Geranium decumbens R.Knuth
Geranium dissectum f. albiflorum R.Fern.
Geranium dissectum f. byzantinum (Griseb.) Borza
Geranium dissectum f. erectum Patze ex Gams
Geranium dissectum f. furcatum (Schur) Gams
Geranium dissectum f. purpureum (Kuntze) Gams
Geranium dissectum f. roseum (Kuntze) Gams
Geranium dissectum f. subintegrilobatum (Godet) Gams
Geranium dissectum subsp. albidum (Kuntze) Kamelin
Geranium dissectum subvar. pilosum Benth.
Geranium dissectum unranked albidum (Kuntze) Graebn.
Geranium dissectum var. alba A. Huet ex Nyman
Geranium dissectum var. albidum Kuntze
Geranium dissectum var. album Graebn.
Geranium dissectum var. baumgartenianum Schur ex Graebn.
Geranium dissectum var. baumgartenianum Schur ex Nyman
Geranium dissectum var. byzantinum Griseb.
Geranium dissectum var. dissectum
Geranium dissectum var. erectum Wimm. & Grab.
Geranium dissectum var. furcatum Schur
Geranium dissectum var. glutinosum T.Terracc.
Geranium dissectum var. latilobum Sennen
Geranium dissectum var. majus Gray
Geranium dissectum var. marianica Rivas Goday & Bellot
Geranium dissectum var. minimum Picard
Geranium dissectum var. nanum Gaudin
Geranium dissectum var. palmatum Picard
Geranium dissectum var. procumbens Wimm. & Grab.
Geranium dissectum var. procumbens Sennen
Geranium dissectum var. pumilum Peterm.
Geranium dissectum var. purpureum Kuntze
Geranium dissectum var. roseum Kuntze
Geranium dissectum var. subintegrilobatum Godet
Geranium dissectum var. typicum R.Knuth
Geranium dissectum var. villosum T.Terracc.
Geranium furcatum Schur
Geranium furcatum Schur ex B.D.Jacks.

and 9 more.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 9,585 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Plant problems

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Photos

FlowerPhoto: Pto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bruno Avilez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnemoneProjectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.