Geranium palustre, L.

23. G. palustre L. View in CoL View at ENA , Cent. Pl. 2: 25 (1756).

Perennial, with thin, fibrous roots, arising from a short rhizome. Stems 20-60 cm, erect or spreading, with patent or somewhat deflexed hairs. Leaves 5-10 cm wide, divided for 80-85 % o f the radius into 5-7 obovate-cuneate, incise-dentate lobes. Inflorescence diffuse, few-flowered; fruiting pedicels deflexed, 2-4 times as long as the sepals, densely pubescent. Sepals 10-13 mm, with arista usually c. 2 mm, glabrous except for short, appressed hairs on the veins; petals 12-18 mm, entire or very slightly emarginate, purple or lilac, hairy on inner surface at extreme base. Mericarps hairy, without ridges. 2zi = 28. Throughout a large part o f Europe, but absent from the islands, the Mediterranean region and much o f the north. Au Be Bu Cz D a Fe Ga Ge He?Hs Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, E) Su.