Geranium family
Geraniaceae
Ee-ro’di-um. Nearly 60 species of widely distributed herbs, a few grown for ornament, some weedy, a few planted for forage in dry regions, and 2 important as bee plants in Calif. Commonly called stork’s-bill or heron’s-bill.
Description
Leaves generally divided or compound, feather-fashion. Flowers in auxillary umbels; sepals and petals 5 each.
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Geranium family
Geraniaceae
Pee-lar-go’ni-um. Garden Geranium ; Stok’s-Bill Geranium . A large genus of 250 species of South African herbs and shrubs, their habits being very diverse.
Description
Stems strong-growing or trailing, herbaceous or woody. Leaves alternate, stalked, simple, entire and roundish, or much cut and often fernlike, some deeply marked on the upper side, a few fragrant. Flowers showy, irregular, ranging from pure white to pink, crimson, and bright scarlet, in umbel-like clusters growing on leafless stalks from leaf axils. Calyx of 5 sepals joined at the base. Petals 5. Stamens 10.
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