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Geranium carolinianum
Geranium carolinianum is a species of geranium known by the common name Carolina crane's-bill, or Carolina geranium. It is native to North America, where it is widespread and grows in many types of habitat. There are two varieties; Geranium carolinianum var carolinianum and the Geranium carolinianum sphaerospermum. This is an annual herb average height is just over half a meter and can reach in upwards of a meter. It has erect stems covered in spiky hairs. The palmate leaves are several centimeters wide and divided into usually five segments which are each subdivided into elegantly pointed lobes. The inflorescence is a cluster of one to several small flowers. Each flower has five pointed sepals and five notched petals in shades of white to lavender. The fruit has a hairy body and a style up to 1.5 centimeters long.

Range and Distribution (mine)
The Geranium carolinianum is a plant that needs slightly harsher conditions for North America, being hard and dry open land to rocky forested areas. Found through much of the continental United States, the Crane's-bill grows from New England region down to Central Mexico and across the Eastern coast.

Relevance and Availability (mine)
Geranium carolinianum is a common plant found in a majority of North America. It is can grow to the extent of being considered a weed in some cases.

Wildlife use (preexisting)
Noted visitors for nectar include long-tongued bees (Megachile spp.), short-tongued bees (Halictid), and flower flies (Syrphid) whom in the larval stage can be early cool season aphid control. Northern Bobwhite Quail and Mourning Doves have been observed eating the seeds. It is also a preferred winter forage of White-tailed Deer in the Southeast, averaging 19 percent crude protein in the vegetative state.

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