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Herb Robert, Geranium robertianum Family: Geraniaceae
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum


Flowering time: March-October. Annual but frequently over-winters

Abundant in woods, hedgebanks, gardens and on dry disturbed ground

Pink flowers with orange or purple anthers, the petals slightly notched. Fruit usually hairy. Leaves palmate, stems and leaves often red-tinged. There is also a white-flowered form.

Similar: Little-robin, G. purpureum has smaller flowers with yellow anthers and fleshier leaves.


Herb Robert, Geranium robertianum

Herb Robert, Geranium robertianum
Herb Robert, Geranium robertianum
Branksome, Dorset. May 2013

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