Geranium maderense Yeo
Madeira cranesbill
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
Order | Geraniales | Balsams, mustards, geraniums, wood sorrels, nasturtiums, others |
Family | Geraniaceae | Geranium or cranesbill family |
Genus | Geranium | From the Greek γέρανος, géranos (or γερανός, geranós), “crane,” because some of the fruits resemble a crane’s bill |
Species | maderense | Means “from Madeira” |
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Geranium maderense description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California · ≈ 3½ × 2½′ (110 × 73 cm)
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