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Also called spotted geranium and wood geranium.
Part of cranesbill genus Geranium in family Geraniaceae.
Native to 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA, east of the ⛰ Rocky Mountains. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Geranium hosts caterpillars of 26 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas. Uses by 🐝︎ bees,planting info.
Wildflowers of West Michigan. (page 9)
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