MUNICH CRANE'S-BILL
Geranium × monacense
Crane's-bill (Geranium) Family [Geraniaceae] 
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Crane's-bill (Geranium) Family [Geraniaceae]
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| 2nd June 2011, Bromley Cross, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| A common garden plant, which often escapes and spreads, in this case along the track. |
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| 29th July 2008, Clitheroe. | Photo: © RWD |
| Flowers with five beetroot coloured rhombic petals swept back (reflexed) and coloured in a very distinctive beetroot and white. |
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| 29th July 2008, Clitheroe. | Photo: © RWD |
| Five beetroot coloured petals with a white centre. A pink-coloured 'crane's-bill' extends from the centre of the flower consisting of a single central style, and several stamens with large anthers on the ends. |
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| 29th July 2008, Clitheroe. | Photo: © RWD |
| The stamens curl back towards the flower. flower buds, sepals and stalks all hairy. |
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| 29th July 2008, Clitheroe. | Photo: © RWD |
| Anthers are violet on one side. |
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| 2nd June 2011, Bromley Cross, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Anthers violet on one side and cream on the other, looking like tiny bars of soap. Centre of flower slightly hairy. |
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| 2nd June 2011, Bromley Cross, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Five hairy beetroot coloured sepals at rear flush with the petals. |
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| 2nd June 2011, Bromley Cross, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Flower bud extends its 'crane's-bill'. |
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| 2nd June 2011, Bromley Cross, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| There is a five-lobed leaf part-way up and nearly encircling the stem. |
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| 2nd June 2011, Bromley Cross, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Palmately-lobed and coarsely-toothed leaves at base of plant. |
This is the cultivated hybrid between Munich Crane's-bill (Geranium phaeum) and Reflexed Crane's-bill(Geranium reflexum) called Geranium phaeum × reflexum. Superficial resemblance to : Marsh Cinquefoil but only because it is one of the very few dark purplish / indigo flowers. They are quite different having a different number of petals, and grow in extremely different places.
Distinguishing Feature : The largish two-toned indigo petals with whitish central area, and the long pink 'beak' emerging from dead centre, by which the More likely to be found in someone's garden than in the wild.
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 Geranium
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× monacense
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Geraniaceae
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 Geranium (Crane's-bills) |
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Crane's-bill (Geranium) Family [Geraniaceae]
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