Geranium molle L.

 
  • Family : GERANIACEAE
    (Geranium Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RATANJOT FAMILY (रतनजोत फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Geraniaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Geranium abortivum De Not. ex Ces.; Geranium album Picard; Geranium argenteum Lucé; Geranium leiocaulon Ledeb.; Geranium lucanum Gasp. ex Nyman; Geranium luganense Chenevard ex Schroet.; Geranium molle subsp. sinjaricum Al-Shehbaz & Al-Khakani; Geranium pseudovillosum Schur; Geranium stipulare Kunze; Geranium villosum Ten.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Geranium molle L.
  • Common name : Dovesfoot Geranium, Awnless Geranium
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Dry meadows, hedges, banks and forest edges
  • Comments / notes : It prefers sunny places on sandy and relatively dry soils, at an altitude of 0–1,000 metres
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Macaronesia, North Africa, Europe to North-West India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Macaronesia, North Africa, Europe to North-West India, South and North America, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Iceland
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 89
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Geranium molle. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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