Family: Geraniaceae
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Flowering time: April-September. Annual Common on grassland, dunes, arable and waste ground with dry sandy or calcareous soils. Very variable. Deeply notched pink flowers with 10 stamens, petals longer than sepals. Hairless, ridged fruit with smooth seeds. Leaves grey-green, rounded / kidney-shaped, 5-7 lobes, each 3-lobed at top. Upper leaves alternate, deeply divided. Semi-prostrate stems with long white hairs. Similar: Small-flowered Crane's-bill, G. pusillum. Flowers with 5 stamens |
Doves-foot Crane's-bill, Geranium molle
Canford Cliffs, Dorset. May 2013