Taxonomy: Fam. Geraniaceae// Genus: Geranium// Species: Geranium pusillum L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Webb and Ferguson in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005) .
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to West Himalaya and India; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Along footpaths, near orchards, edges of pine plantations, among trees and bushes. Plant usually associated with disturbed ground.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN.
Geranium pusillum– habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– flowers, flower buds and fruits. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– flowers, flower buds and fruits. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– flower and flower buds. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– flower and flower buds. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– flower and flower bud. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– flower. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– side view of flower and calyx. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– side view of flower and calyx. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– side view of flower and calyx. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– fruits. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– fruits. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– fruits. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– fruits. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– fruits. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– fruits (left) and hairs of mericarps (right). Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– leaves of inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– leaf of inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– lower leaves of inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– cauline leaves. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– cauline leaves. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– absal and cauline leaves. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– basal leaf. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– basal leaf. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– stem. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– stem and leaf petioles. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– stem and leaf petioles. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– lower part of plant. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– A: flowers. Scale in mm. B: fruits. Scale in cm/ mm. C: mericarps (m) with stylar beak (sb). D: mericarps. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Geranium pusillum– surface of mericarps with hairs under magnifucation. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Geranium L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1485 – 1509.
Geranium L. Webb, D.A. and Ferguson, I.K. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 193 – 199.
