Geraniaceae

Tuberous cranesbill

Geranium tuberosum L.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium

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Tuberous cranesbill (Geranium tuberosum) — FlowerPhoto: Umut Hasanoglu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (15)

Albanian: Kamaroshe
Arabic: غرنوقي درني
arz: غرنوقى درنى
Bulgarian: Грудков здравец
Chinese: 块茎老鹳草
Croatian: Ždralica gomoljasta
English: Tuberous cranesbill
French: Géranium tubéreux
German: Knolliger Storchschnabel
Italian: Geranio tuberoso
Macedonian: Кртолест здравец
Persian: سوزنچوپان غدهدار
Russian: Герань клубневая
Slovak: Pakost hľazovitý
Ukrainian: Герань бульбиста

Synonyms

Geranium geminatum Ehrenb. ex R.Knuth
Geranium halepense Steud.
Geranium radicatum M.Bieb.
Geranium stepporum P.H.Davis
Geranium tuberosum f. angustilobum Woronow
Geranium tuberosum subsp. deserti-syriacum P.H.Davis
Geranium tuberosum subsp. eutuberosum Hayek
Geranium tuberosum subsp. linearifolium (Boiss.) P.H.Davis
Geranium tuberosum subsp. micranthum Schönb.-Tem.
Geranium tuberosum var. alpina Siehe
Geranium tuberosum var. genuinum Boiss.
Geranium tuberosum var. inciso-dentatum Woronow
Geranium tuberosum var. incisodentatum Woronow
Geranium tuberosum var. linearifolium Boiss.
Geranium tuberosum var. pinnatifidum Woronow
Geranium tuberosum var. radicatum Kuntze
Geranium tuberosum var. ramosum Lindl.

Plant problems

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Photos

FlowerPhoto: Umut Hasanoglu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jesenia K., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jesenia K., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Наталья Пикалова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joey Bom, 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). About our plant data.