Bicknell's Cranesbill (Geranium bicknellii)

This wildflower is a member of the Geraniaceae (Geranium Family).

Geranium: from the Greek geranos, "crane," from the beak-like fruit.

bicknellii: for Eugene Pintard Bicknell (1859-1925), businessman and amateur botanist from New York.

Plant: erect, annual/biennial, up to 20" tall forb usually with many branches.

Flower: pink, 5-parted, 1/3"-1/2" wide, long-stalked; inflorescence a 2-flowered, stalked cluster; blooms May-Sept.

Leaf: pentagonal in outline; mostly palmately-divided into usually 5 parts, deeply cut almost to the base.

Habitat: full to partial sun; woods, fields.