Crane's-bill IDs please

[alindsay]

All summer I have been photographing Crane's-bill plants (amongst others) and I would appreciate confirmation of their identification


Dove's Foot?


Small Flowered?


Round Leaved?


Hedgerow?


Hedgrow?


Cut Leaved?


Bloody?

Thanks in advance

[Dorts]

Alison, always difficult to be 100%, but this is my take on them.
1. Dove's-foot Crane's-bill. (would like to see an open flower to be sure).
2. The white flowers belong to one of the Bedstraws; Geraniums have 5 petals.
3. Dove's Foot Cranesbill. (Small-flowered C. leaves are divided beyond half-way.)
4. Hedgerow Crane's-bill
5. Hedgerow Crane's-bill
6. Cut-leaved Crane's-bill.
7. French Crane's-bill - Geranium endressii, a garden escape.
Dorts.

[alindsay]

Thanks Dorts

That means I have still some more Crane's-bills to find next year.

I think photo 2 is Crane's-bill leaves with Field Madder flower peeking through as I remember them being pink/blue in colour.

One of the photos of the Dove's Foot (not quite open flowers) was taken today and what an unseasonably mild day it was.

[Dorts]

Originally Posted by alindsay

Thanks Dorts
I think photo 2 is Crane's-bill leaves with Field Madder flower peeking through as I remember them being pink/blue in colour.

Madder sounds about right, (Madders and Bedstraws are the same family).

The difficult to find Gerniums are Long-stalked which is rapidly decreasing and rather local. Bloody C. which is coastal. Round-leaved, which is only locally common in the South and rarest of all, Little Robin - Geranium purpurium which is now very scarce, ( I can give you a location in S. Hants if you'd like to pm me).
Dorts.

[aeshna5]

I think 7 looks more like the hybrid G x oxonianum which is a far more frequent escape than the parents which does include G. endressii.

[alindsay]

Thanks Dorts & Aeshna5