Name: Geranium carolinianum	Description: Family: Geranium (Geraniaceae)  Growth Form: Annual herb. Stems: Upright, branched, hairy, up to 1 foot tall. Leaves: Alternate, deeply divided into 5-9 narrow, toothed, usually hairy segments. Flower Arrangement: Flowers several in a cluster, borne on a stalk from the axils of the leaves. Flowers: Pale pink, up to 1/2 inch across. Petals: 5, pink, free from each other, notched at the tip. Stamens: 10 Pistil: Ovary 5-lobed, superior, breaked; styles 5. Fruits: Capsules beaked, up to 1 inch long, containing 5 seeds.	Discussion: The Wild Cranesbill flowers from May to August. It is most commonly associated with the small barley (Hordeum pusillum), cut-leaved evening primrose (Oenothera laciniata), and sour dock (Rumex acetosella).
Image:	Location: Habitat: Fields, roadsides, woods. Range: Throughout the state, but more common in the southern counties.	Waypoint:  N 38 degrees 34.755 minutes W 89 degrees 04.146 minutes Elevation 475 feet

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