Geraniaceae

Dovefoot geranium

Geranium molle L.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium

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Dovefoot geranium (Geranium molle) — FlowerPhoto: Thomas Gyselinck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (15)

Asturian: Llantel de les muries
Catalan: Suassana blana
Chinese: 柔毛牻牛兒苗, 软毛老鹳草
Czech: Kakost měkký
Dutch: Zachte ooievaarsbek
English: Dovefoot geranium, Dove's-foot crane's-bill
Finnish: Pehmytkurjenpolvi
French: Géranium mollet, Géranium à feuilles molles
German: Weicher Storchschnabel
Macedonian: Брутиски здравец
Russian: Герань нежная
Serbian: Бабин здравац
Slovenian: Mehka krvomočnica
Spanish: Geranio blanco, Geranio de los caminos, Geranio muelle, Relosillos
Welsh: Pig yr aran, Garanbig Maswaidd, Troed y glomen

Synonyms

Geranium abortivum De Not. ex Ces.
Geranium album Picard
Geranium album Picard ex B.D.Jacks.
Geranium argenteum Lucé
Geranium brutium Gasp.
Geranium calabrum Ten.
Geranium leiocaulon Ledeb.
Geranium lucanum Gasp. ex Nyman
Geranium luganense Chenevard ex Schroet.
Geranium luganense Chenevard
Geranium macropetalum (Boiss.) Posp.
Geranium malvifolium Schleich.
Geranium malvifolium Schleich. ex B.D.Jacks.
Geranium malvifolium Schleich. ex DC.
Geranium molle f. albiflorum R.Uechtr.
Geranium molle f. annuum (Schur) Gams
Geranium molle f. candidum Beck
Geranium molle f. corymbiferum Just. ex Christiansen
Geranium molle f. pinguis K.Malý
Geranium molle f. seguieri Paol.
Geranium molle f. stipulare (Kunze) K.Malý
Geranium molle f. suaveolens (Boenn. ex Rchb.) Gams
Geranium molle f. subperenne (Schur) Gams
Geranium molle subsp. brutium (Gasp.) Graebn.
Geranium molle subsp. brutium (Gasp.) P.H.Davis
Geranium molle subsp. normale A.Terracc.
Geranium molle subsp. pollinense (N.Terracc. ex A.Terracc.) A.Terracc.
Geranium molle subsp. sinjaricum Al-Shehbaz & Al-Khakani
Geranium molle subsp. stipulare (Kunze) Soó
Geranium molle subsp. stipulare (Kunze) Nyman
Geranium molle subsp. stipulare (Kunze) Dostál
Geranium molle subsp. villosum (Nyman) A.Terracc.
Geranium molle unranked aureum Van Geert
Geranium molle unranked stipulare (Kunze) Graebn.
Geranium molle var. abortivum (De Not. ex Ces.) Ces., Pass. & Gibelli
Geranium molle var. abortivum (De Not. ex Ces.) Nyman
Geranium molle var. album Picard
Geranium molle var. annuum Schur
Geranium molle var. arenarium A. Terracc.
Geranium molle var. bicolor Soest

and 38 more.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 6,715 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Plant problems

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Photos

FlowerPhoto: Thomas Gyselinck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Derek Winterburn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Julie Hilligsøe Lisby, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.