Geranium dissectum
Common name
cut-leaved cranesbill
Family
Geraniaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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GERDIS
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Violet/Purple
Year naturalised
1940
Origin
Europe, W. Asia, Macronesia
Etymology
geranium: From the Greek geranos ‘crane’, the fruit of the plant resembling the head and beak of this bird, hence the common name cranesbill.
Reason For Introduction
Probably accidentally in grass seed from Europe