Geranium molle L., 1753 35% complete

Wild geranium

Sp. Pl.: 682 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Geranium molle, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced13 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded8 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 682 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Wild geranium No source recorded
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Observations Macaronesia, N. Africa, Europe to Iran No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 13 cm
  • 12.9 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 61 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 108, 115, 164, 178, 251, 270, 500, 544, 654, 729, 882, 897, 902, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 544, 833, 918
Sourced
Flower color magenta Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit shape mericarp Sourced
Maximum height 35 cm
  • 35 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 108, 115, 164, 178, 251, 270, 500, 544, 654, 729, 882, 897, 902, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months jan, feb, may
  • jan, feb, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 833
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Duration annual, biennial, perennial
  • annual, biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 16 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 48, 65, 71, 164, 178, 460, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
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Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 27 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Halophyte status — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record