Geraniaceae
Nepal geranium
Geranium nepalense
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Geranium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 尼泊尔老鹳草, 尼泊爾老鸛草, 少花老鹳草, 五叶草, 尼泊尔老鹳草（五叶草、短嘴老鹳草）, 老鹳草, 血见愁老鹳草, 金川老鹳草
- English
- Nepal geranium, Nepalese crane's bill
Synonyms
- Geranium fangii R.Knuth
- Geranium jinchuanense Z.M.Tan
- Geranium lavergneanum H.Lév.
- Geranium lavergneanum var. cinerascens H.Lév.
- Geranium mexicanum hort. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Geranium mexicanum Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Geranium nepalense f. albiflora (Chung) W.Lee
- Geranium nepalense var. glabratum H.Hara
- Geranium nepalense var. nepalense
- Geranium nepalense var. oliganthum (C.C.Huang) C.C.Huang & L.R.Xu
- Geranium nepalense var. pallidum Nakai
- Geranium oliganthum C.C.Huang
- Geranium pallidum Royle ex Edgew. & Hook.f.
- Geranium pallidum Royle
- Geranium patens Royle ex Edgew. & Hook.f.
- Geranium patens Royle
- Geranium quinquenerve Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Geranium radicans DC.
- Geranium sibiricum Miq. ex R.Knuth
- Geranium thunbergii var. albiflorum I.C.Chung
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 596 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Plant problems
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Woudloper, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PRIYA RAUTELA, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.