An annual or perennial of the genus Geranium, native to temperate regions; leaves with lobes radiating from central point; flowers usually white to purple or blue, 5-petalled; fruit with long beak resembling a bird's bill, exploding when ripe, the beak of each seed rolling up and flicking seed away; many of the so-called geraniums of horticulture belong to the genus Pelargonium. (Genus: Geranium, 400 species. Family: Geraniaceae.)
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Cranesbills are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Brown-tail and Mouse Moth. Gallery
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