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Geranium multiflorum
Geranium multiflorum A. Gray
Crane's-bill, Cranesbill, Hinahina, Manyflower Geranium, Nohoanu
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Synonym(s): Geranium multiflorum ssp. ovatifolium, Geranium multiflorum var. canum, Geranium multiflorum var. forbesii, Geranium multiflorum var. ovatifolium, Geranium multiflorum var. superbum, Geranium ovatifolium, Neurophyllodes multiflorum, Neurophyllodes ovatifolium
USDA Symbol: GEMU
USDA Native Status: HI (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.
Fruit: Shaped like an upraised crane's bill.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , PurpleBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: White with purple veins and bases, or pink to dark purple.
Distribution
USA: HINative Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Montane grassland, wet forests, occasionally subalpine shrubland.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status
USFWS Species Profile: Q2AIStatus:National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC |
Bibliography
Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Search More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 43 - Hawaiian Native Plant Genera (2006) University of HawaiiWebref 44 - Plants of Hawaii (1997) Starr Environmental
Additional resources
USDA: Find Geranium multiflorum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Geranium multiflorum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Geranium multiflorum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-21Research By: CBR