Geraniaceae

Spotted geranium

Geranium maculatum L.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium

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Spotted geranium (Geranium maculatum) — FlowerPhoto: Glenn Berry, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: الغرنوق, إبرة الراعي
Chinese: 斑点老鹳草
English: Spotted geranium, Wild geranium, Wood geranium
German: Gefleckter Storchschnabel, Wilde Geranie
Persian: شمعدانی آمریکایی
Russian: Герань пятнистая

Synonyms

Geranium album Myers
Geranium ludovicianum Raf.
Geranium maculatum f. albiflorum Raf. ex House
Geranium maculatum f. maculatum
Geranium maculatum var. albiflorum Raf.
Geranium maculatum var. album Lauman
Geranium maculatum var. album H.M.Myers
Geranium maculatum var. diphyllum Raf.
Geranium maculatum var. humile Raf.
Geranium maculatum var. macrophyllum Raf.
Geranium maculatum var. parviflora N.Coleman
Geranium maculatum var. pleno Lauman
Geranium maculatum var. plenum Lauman
Geranium maculatum var. viride Raf.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 10,468 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Plant problems

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Photos

FlowerPhoto: Glenn Berry, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Wendy Vigo Waring, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Joey Devine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Melissa McMasters, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: H. Zell, 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.