Geraniaceae

Canary Island geranium

Geranium palmatum Cav.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium

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Canary Island geranium (Geranium palmatum) — FlowerPhoto: Vítor Jorge, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 掌叶老鹳草
English: Canary Island geranium

Synonyms

Geranium anemonifolium L'Hér.
Geranium anemonifolium var. grandiflorum Bolle
Geranium anemonifolium var. laevigatum Bolle
Geranium laevigatum Burm. ex DC.
Geranium laevigatum Burm.f. ex DC.
Geranium lowei G.Nicholson
Geranium lowii Mottet
Geranium rutilans Ehrh.
Robertium anemonifolium (L'Hér.) Picard

Flowers

In flower: April to September (from 46 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Plant problems

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Photos

FlowerPhoto: Vítor Jorge, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Vítor Jorge, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: walruswatermelon, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Virgílio Gomes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vítor Jorge, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: A. Barra, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: famkoe, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salza Palpurina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Consultaplantas, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.