Missouri Plants Geranium   (Geranium carolinianum) Tracheophyte: Angiosperm: Dicot: Geranium (Geraniaceae) Native North American Plant Habitat: any part sun to full sun area. ID Features: heavily lobed leaves with tiny 5-petaled flowers. Natural History: Geraniums are commonly found in fields that are uncommonly mowed. They produce light purple flowers and are not directly related to the cultivated geraniums in the genus Pelargonium.

The information is from: Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 5th Edition, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.