Geraniaceae
Cinquefoil geranium
Geranium potentilloides
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Geranium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cinquefoil geranium
Synonyms
- Geranium dissectum subvar. potentilloides (DC.) Benth.
- Geranium graniticola Carolin
- Geranium microphyllum Hook.f.
- Geranium microphyllum (Willd. ex Spreng.) Briq.
- Geranium microphyllum var. discolor G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson
- Geranium microphyllum var. obtusatum G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson
- Geranium philonothum DC.
- Geranium philonotum DC.
- Geranium pilosum var. potentilloides Ewart
- Geranium potentilloides var. abditum Carolin
- Geranium potentilloides var. debile Hook.f.
- Geranium potentilloides var. microphyllum (Hook.f.) Hook.f.
- Geranium rubricum Heenan & Courtney
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 244 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Plant problems
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Roger Raiche, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dutza K., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Crowcroft, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Atlas of Living Australia, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.