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Geranium  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 29104

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): geranium [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderGeraniales   
                            FamilyGeraniaceae  – geraniums  
                               GenusGeranium L. – geranium  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Geranium arboreum A. Gray – Hawaiian red-flowered geranium, Hawai'i red cranesbill 
                                  Species Geranium bicknellii Britton – northern crane's-bill, Bicknell's cranesbill 
                                  Species Geranium caespitosum E. James – purple cluster geranium, tufted geranium, pineywoods geranium 
                                  Species Geranium californicum G.N. Jones & F.F. Jones – California cranesbill 
                                  Species Geranium carolinianum L. – Carolina crane's-bill, Carolina geranium 
                                  Species Geranium columbinum L. – longstalk cranesbill 
                                  Species Geranium core-core Steud.  
                                  Species Geranium cuneatum Hook. – hinahina 
                                  Species Geranium dissectum L. – cutleaf geranium 
                                  Species Geranium divaricatum Ehrh. – fanleaf geranium 
                                  Species Geranium erianthum DC. – woolly geranium 
                                  Species Geranium hanaense A.C. Medeiros & H. St. John – Maui geranium, nohoanu 
                                  Species Geranium hillebrandii Aedo & Muñoz-Garm. – nohoanu 
                                  Species Geranium homeanum Turcz. – Australasian geranium 
                                  Species Geranium ibericum Cav. – Iberian geranium 
                                  Species Geranium kauaiense (Rock) H. St. John – nohoanu, Kauai geranium 
                                  Species Geranium lentum Wooton & Standl. – Mogollon crane's-bill, Mogollon geranium 
                                  Species Geranium lucidum L. – shining geranium 
                                  Species Geranium maculatum L. – wild crane's-bill, spotted crane's-bill, spotted geranium 
                                  Species Geranium maderense Yeo – Madiera cranesbill 
                                  Species Geranium molle L. – awnless geranium, dovefoot geranium 
                                  Species Geranium multiflorum A. Gray – nohoanu, manyflower geranium 
                                  Species Geranium nepalense Sweet  
                                  Species Geranium oreganum Howell – Oregon geranium 
                                  Species Geranium palmatum Cav. – Canary Island geranium 
                                  Species Geranium potentilloides L'Hér. ex DC. – cinquefoil geranium 
                                  Species Geranium pratense L. – meadow geranium 
                                  Species Geranium pusillum L. – small-flower crane's-bill, small geranium 
                                  Species Geranium pyrenaicum Burm. f. – hedgerow geranium 
                                  Species Geranium retrorsum L'Hér. ex DC. – New Zealand geranium 
                                  Species Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv. – Richardson's geranium 
                                  Species Geranium robertianum L. – Robert's geranium 
                                  Species Geranium rotundifolium L. – roundleaf geranium 
                                  Species Geranium sanguineum L. – bloody geranium 
                                  Species Geranium sibiricum L. – Siberian geranium 
                                  Species Geranium solanderi Carolin – Solander's geranium 
                                  Species Geranium strigosum Burm. f.  
                                  Species Geranium sylvaticum L. – woodland geranium 
                                  Species Geranium texanum (Trel.) A. Heller – Texas geranium 
                                  Species Geranium thunbergii Siebold ex Lindl. & Paxton – Thunberg's geranium 
                                  Species Geranium traversii Hook. f. – cranesbill 
                                  Species Geranium versicolor L. – veiny geranium 
                                  Species Geranium viscosissimum Fisch. & C.A. Mey. – sticky purple geranium, sticky geranium 
                                  Species Geranium wislizeni S. Watson – Huachuca Mountain geranium, Huachuca geranium 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Carlos Aedo Pérez  
  Notes: Investigador, Real Jardín Botánico (MA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Pza. de Murillo, 2, 28014 Madrid. Spain   
  Reference for: Geranium    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Geraniales of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Geranium   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Geranium   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Geranium   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Geranium   
       
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