Geraniaceae
Woolly geranium
Geranium erianthum
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Geranium
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 东北老鹳草, 出山虎, 大花老鹳草, 北方老鹳草
- English
- Woolly geranium
- Finnish
- Alaskankurjenpolvi
- Japanese
- チシマフウロ
- Russian
- Герань волосистоцветковая
Synonyms
- Geranium elatum (Maxim.) R.Knuth
- Geranium erianthum f. albiflora Kom.
- Geranium erianthum f. alpestre Kom.
- Geranium erianthum f. alpestris Kom.
- Geranium erianthum f. commune Kom.
- Geranium erianthum f. communis Kom.
- Geranium erianthum f. leucanthum Takeda
- Geranium erianthum f. pallescens Nakai
- Geranium erianthum var. angustifolium Miyabe & Tatew.
- Geranium erianthum var. elatum Maxim.
- Geranium eriostemon var. orientale Maxim.
- Geranium gorbizense Aedo & Muñoz Garm.
- Geranium maculatum Ledeb. ex R.Knuth
- Geranium orientale (Maxim.) Freyn
- Geranium pratense f. leucanthum B.Boivin
- Geranium pratense var. erianthum (DC.) B.Boivin
- Geranium subumbelliforme R.Knuth
- Geranium subumbelliforrme R.Knuth
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native
Plant problems
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: E-190, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tory Adams, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Epibase, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abigail Dodd, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.