Botanical Family · Geraniales

Geraniaceae

Geranium family

3 speciesOrder Geraniales3+ well-known plants

Herbs and shrubs with aromatic leaves and long beak-like fruit. Includes geranium, pelargonium (common pot plants), and herb robert.

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Representative GERANIACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Geraniaceae

How to recognise the Geraniaceae family

  • 01

    Leaf arrangement: alternate/opposite

  • 02

    Leaf type: palmate lobed

  • 03

    Growth forms: herb/shrub

  • 04

    Inflorescence: cymose umbel

  • 05

    Fruit: schizocarp with beak

Typical leaf characters

  • ArrangementVariable
  • TypeVariable
  • Lobed margin leaf characterMarginLobed
  • VenationVariable

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

  • Flower symmetryVariable
  • InflorescenceCyme
  • FruitAchene

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Notable members

All 3 species in GERANIACEAE

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