Photographs: Co. Cork

Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Crobh na bhfál Family: Geraniaceae Flowering time: May-August. Perennial. Introduced. Pink-purple flowers with deeply notched petals followed by smooth, minutely downy fruits. Rounded, lobed leaves, long-stalked basal leaves. Softly hairy stems and leaves. Erect to ascending, height 30-60cm Found on roadsides, waste ground and hedgebanks, often near habitation Similar: Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Geranium molle

Hedgerow Crane's-bill, Geranium pyrenaicum, Crobh na bhfál