Geraniaceae
Shining geranium
Geranium lucidum
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Geranium
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Common names
By language (9)
- Czech
- Kakost lesklý
- Dutch
- Glanzige ooievaarsbek
- English
- Shining geranium
- Finnish
- Kiiltokurjenpolvi
- French
- Géranium luisant
- German
- Glänzender Storchschnabel
- hsb
- Błyšćate baćonki
- Slovenian
- Blesteča krvomočnica
- Welsh
- Garanbig llachar
Synonyms
- Geranium laevigatum Royle
- Geranium lucens Hocq.
- Geranium lucidum var. montanum N. Terracc.
- Geranium lucidum var. opacum Marcet
- Geranium lucidum var. purpureum Alleiz.
- Geranium saxatile Thal ex Bubani
- Robertium lucidum (L.) Picard
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Plant problems
Photos
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Aroche assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, 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.