Geraniaceae
Veiny geranium
Geranium versicolor
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Geranium
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 变色老鹳草
- Czech
- Kakost různobarvý
- English
- Veiny geranium, Pencilled crane's-bill, Pencilled cranes-bill, Pencilled cranesbill, Pencilled geranium, Striped geranium, Veined cranesbill
- German
- Verschiedenfarbiger Storchschnabel, Veränderlicher Storchschnabel
- Macedonian
- Шаренолистен здравец
- Welsh
- Pig-yr-aran resog
Synonyms
- Geranium nodosum subsp. striatum (L.) Bonnier
- Geranium striatum L.
- Geranium striatum var. glabratum Formánek
- Geranium striatum var. parvulum N. Terracc.
- Geranium sylvaticum Ucria ex B.D.Jacks.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Plant problems
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Francesco Santoro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: cwr202, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Manuela Fiorini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Francesco Santoro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Malte, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, 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.