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SHINING CRANE’S-BILL Geranium lucidum (Geraniaceae) Height to 30cm. Branched, hairless annual that is sometimes tinged red. Found on shady banks and rocky slopes, mainly on limestone. FLOWERS are 10-15mm across; the petals pink and not notched, and the sepals are inflated (Apr-Aug). FRUITS are hairless. LEAVES are shiny and rounded, the margins cut into 5-7 lobes. STATUS-Widespread but local.
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SHINING CRANE’S-BILL Geranium lucidum (Geraniaceae) Height to 30cm. Branched, hairless annual that is sometimes tinged red. Found on shady banks and rocky slopes, mainly on limestone. FLOWERS are 10-15mm across; the petals pink and not notched, and the sepals are inflated (Apr-Aug). FRUITS are hairless. LEAVES are shiny and rounded, the margins cut into 5-7 lobes. STATUS-Widespread but local.