Geraniaceae

Herb-robert

Geranium robertianum L.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium

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Herb-robert (Geranium robertianum) — FlowerPhoto: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (49)

aeb: عطرشيّة
Arabic: إبرة الراعي, إبرة الراهب, جارونية, جاروينا, جيرانيوم, خبيزة, عطر, غرلوق عطر
arz: ابرة الراعى
Asturian: Piculina
Azerbaijani: Robert ətirşahı
Basque: San Robertoren zaingorri
Belarusian: Герань Робертава
Bulgarian: Зловонен здравец
Catalan: Herba de Sant Robert, Herbe à robert
Chinese: 汉荭鱼腥草, 漢紅魚腥草, 漢葒魚腥草, 猫脚印, 纤细老鹳草
csb: Smierdzący bòcónk
Czech: Kakost smrdutý
Danish: Stinkende Storkenæb
Dutch: Robertskruid, Groot robertskruid
English: Herb-robert, Robert geranium, Bloodwort, Cranesbill, Felonwort, Fox geranium, Red robin, Squinter-pip
Esperanto: Robert-geranio
Estonian: Haisev kurereha
Finnish: Haisukurjenpolvi
French: Herbe à robert, Géranium Herbe à Robert, Géranium Herbe a Robert, Géranium Robert
Georgian: Უჟმურა
German: Ruprechtskraut, Gewöhnlicher Stink-Storchschnabel, Ruprechts-Storchschnabel, Stinkender Storchschnabel, Stinkstorchschnabel
hsb: Smjerdźaca pyskawa
Hungarian: Nehézszagú gólyaorr
Icelandic: Rauðgresi
Irish: Ruithéal rí, Ruithéal
Italian: Erba Roberta
Japanese: ヒメフウロ, ヒメフウロ、姫風露
kab: Ṣibu
kw: Les Robin
Latvian: Roberta gandrene
li: Robertskroed
Lithuanian: Raudonstiebis snaputis, Herbe à robert
Macedonian: Смрдлив гераниум
mwl: Yerba de San Reberto
Norwegian Bokmål: Stankstorkenebb, Stankstorknebb, Urakatt
Norwegian Nynorsk: Stankstorkenebb, Urakatt
Persian: سوزن چوپان قرمز
Polish: Bodziszek cuchnący
Portuguese: Erva de São Roberto
Russian: Герань Роберта
Scottish Gaelic: Lus-an-eallain
Serbian: Чешуља
sgs: Rauduonstėibis snapotis
Slovak: Pakost smradľavý
Slovenian: Smrdljička
Spanish: Geranio tercero, Abujones, Aguja de pastor, Agujas de pastor, Geranio de hoja redonda, Geranio de monte, Geranio de San Roberto, Geranio robertiano
Swedish: Stinknäva, Herbe à robert, Vägglusgräs
Ukrainian: Герань робертова
Welsh: Y goesgoch, Dail robin, Llysiau'r llwynog

Synonyms

Geranium barcinonense Sennen
Geranium briceanum Sweet
Geranium eriophorum H.Lév.
Geranium foetidum Gilib.
Geranium gardi Sennen
Geranium graveolens Stokes
Geranium inodorum (DC.) G.Don
Geranium lindleyanum Royle
Geranium littorale (Rouy) A.W.Hill
Geranium lucidum var. raii (Lindl.) Nyman
Geranium mosquense Gold.
Geranium mosquense Goldb. ex B.D.Jacks.
Geranium neapolitanum A.Terracc.
Geranium palmatisectum Dulac
Geranium pedunculatum Royle
Geranium purpureum var. littorale Rouy
Geranium raii Lindl.
Geranium robertianum f. adenophorum R.Keller ex Gams
Geranium robertianum f. albidum Wiesb. ex Murr
Geranium robertianum f. albiflorum House
Geranium robertianum f. albiflorum (G.Don) House
Geranium robertianum f. alpinum (Gaudin ex Graebn.) Gams
Geranium robertianum f. commune F.N.Williams
Geranium robertianum f. crassicaule (Rouy) Gams
Geranium robertianum f. dasycarpum Woronow
Geranium robertianum f. euodoratum Borza
Geranium robertianum f. glabrescens A.Blytt
Geranium robertianum f. glabrum R.Knuth
Geranium robertianum f. gracile Stäge ex Gams
Geranium robertianum f. inciso-pallens Stäge ex Gams
Geranium robertianum f. inciso-rubrum Stäge ex Gams
Geranium robertianum f. inodorum (DC.) Gams
Geranium robertianum f. leucantha Lange
Geranium robertianum f. littorale (Rouy) Merino
Geranium robertianum f. macropetalum (Briq. ex R.Knuth) Gams
Geranium robertianum f. mosquense (Goldb. ex DC.) Gams
Geranium robertianum f. robertianum
Geranium robertianum f. robusta Rouy ex R.Knuth
Geranium robertianum f. subglabrum Grognot
Geranium robertianum f. umbraticum C.G.Westerl.

and 57 more.

Flowers

In flower: April to July (from 32,085 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Plant problems

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Photos

FlowerPhoto: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jacqui Geux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Randy A Nonenmacher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Original uploader was Sannse at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Borja Fierro-Leva, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, 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.