Geraniaceae

Hedgerow geranium

Geranium pyrenaicum Burm.f.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium

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Hedgerow geranium (Geranium pyrenaicum) — FlowerPhoto: Radu Teodoreanu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (25)

Arabic: غرنوقي برانسي
arz: غرنوقى برانسى
Belarusian: Герань пірэнейская
Bulgarian: Пиренейски здравец
Catalan: Géranium des pyrénées
Chinese: 比利牛斯老鹳草
Czech: Kakost pyrenejský
Dutch: Bermooievaarsbek, Pyrenese ooievaarsbek
English: Hedgerow geranium, Hedgerow crane's-bill
Estonian: Pürenee kurereha
Finnish: Pyreneittenkurjenpolvi
French: Géranium des pyrénées
German: Pyrenäen-Storchschnabel, Géranium des pyrénées
hsb: Cuza pyskawa
Italian: Geranio dei Pirenei
Japanese: ピレネーフウロ
Latvian: Pireneju gandrene
Lithuanian: Géranium des pyrénées
Macedonian: Пиринејски здравец
Norwegian Bokmål: Askerstorkenebb
Polish: Bodziszek pirenejski
Slovak: Pakost pyrenejský
Slovenian: Pirenejska krvomočnica
Swedish: Skuggnäva, Géranium des pyrénées
Welsh: Pig-yr-aran y gwrych

Synonyms

Geranium bifidum Ehrenb. ex R.Knuth
Geranium depilatum (Sommier & Levier) Grossh.
Geranium elbursense Gilli
Geranium minae Tineo
Geranium molle P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. ex B.D.Jacks.
Geranium nebrodense Tineo
Geranium perenne Huds.
Geranium pyrenaeum Bubani ex R.Knuth
Geranium pyrenaicum subsp. normale A.Terracc.
Geranium pyrenaicum var. albiflorum Schur
Geranium pyrenaicum var. australe A.Terracc.
Geranium pyrenaicum var. depilatum Sommier & Levier
Geranium pyrenaicum var. diffusum Ten. ex A. Terracc.
Geranium pyrenaicum var. gracilescens A.Terracc.
Geranium pyrenaicum var. grandiflorum Schur
Geranium pyrenaicum var. leiocarpum Guss. ex Lojac.
Geranium pyrenaicum var. longipedicellatum Sennen
Geranium pyrenaicum var. malvaceum Beauverd
Geranium pyrenaicum var. malvaceum Beauverd
Geranium pyrenaicum var. minae (Tineo) A. Terracc.
Geranium pyrenaicum var. minae (Tineo) Nyman
Geranium pyrenaicum var. montanum A. Terracc.
Geranium pyrenaicum var. mutilum Beck
Geranium pyrenaicum var. parviflorum Schur
Geranium pyrenaicum var. patulivillosum Hausskn. & Bornm.
Geranium pyrenaicum var. pilosum Rupr.
Geranium pyrenaicum var. pumilum Picard
Geranium pyrenaicum var. subvillosum Schur
Geranium pyrenaicum var. turolense Sennen
Geranium pyrenaicum var. typicum Woronow
Geranium pyrenaicum var. umbrosum (Waldst. & Kit.) Nyman
Geranium pyrenaicum var. umbrosum (Waldst. & Kit.) DC.
Geranium pyrenaicum var. velutinum Buhse
Geranium rhaeticum Brügger
Geranium umbrosum Waldst. & Kit.
Trifolium pyrenaicum Pourr.

Flowers

In flower: April to July (from 2,709 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Plant problems

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Photos

FlowerPhoto: Radu Teodoreanu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Carminda Santos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Augustin Soulard, CC BY 4.0, 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.