Geranium dissectum L.

Spice Flower Fruit

Family: GERANIACEAE

Genus: Geranium

Catalan common name: Gerani. Gerani de fulles retallades. Rellotges.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Holoartica

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Torrents and humid soils.

Characteristics: Its very divided leaves with very narrow lobes are a clue, lives close to torrents and wet soils. Flowers are of pinkish and reddish colours, often a bit hidden amongst the leaves. Geranium colombinum, which also has very divided leaves, lives in a completely different environment, in rocky areas, above all those of the mountainous regions. Flowers from the month of April until the beginning of the summer.